Following is the JavaScript code to make a format like ABC-1234 −
Example
<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en"> <head> <meta charset="UTF-8"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0"> <title>Document</title> <link rel="stylesheet" href="//code.jquery.com/ui/1.12.1/themes/base/jquery-ui.css"> <script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.12.4.js"></script> <script src="https://code.jquery.com/ui/1.12.1/jquery-ui.js"></script> </head> <body> <p class="formatting">ABC1234</p> <script> function joinTheDashSymbol(m, r1,r2,r3,r4,r5) { if (r1) return [r1,r2,r3].join('-'); else return [r4,r5].join('-'); } $(".formatting").text(function(i, words) { words = words.replace(/^(\d{3})(\d{3})(\d{4})|([A-Z]{3})(\d{4})$/, joinTheDashSymbol); return words; }); </script> </body> </html>
To run the above program, save the file name anyName.html(index.html) and right click on the file and select the option open with live server in VS code editor.