I have a regex that's working for some words but not all:
str.scan(/typeaheadResult\(\{\"Q\":("\w+\s?\w+\s?\w+\s?\w+"),\"R\":\[+("\w+\s?\w+\s?\w+\s?\w+")/)
The string that doesn't seem to be captured is below:
if (typeof typeaheadResult !== "undefined") { typeaheadResult({"Q":"crapshoot","R":[]}) }
My regex doesn't work for the above string and I don't think it's because of the inappropriate word used. Here is the rubular permalink to what I tried: http://rubular.com/r/WOr7xYPePs It has the rest of the sample strings which are important.
The part after R:[ must contain at least 4 \w characters between ".
If it's intended to be optional, you have to add a ?.
Update
Just adding a ? at the end of your regex solves the problem: http://rubular.com/r/HUmtoffTmi