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An example of how to name capture groups in regular expressions for easier access.
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regex-named-capture-groups.js
const re = /(?<year>\d{4})-(?<month>\d{2})-(?<day>\d{2})/;
const match = re.exec('2021-04-24');
const { year, month, day } = match.groups;
console.log({ year, month, day });
// { year: '2021', month: '04', day: '24' }
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