‘unexpected quantifier’ regexp error in IE11

I have a strings like SHM{GHT} and need to get a value from brackets (GHT in this example). I use RegExp to get it and everything worked fine before I open it in IE. My page broke here and I got an error unexpected quantifier.

Here is my function

const getValueFromBrackets = (el): string => {
  const valueFromBrackets = el.match(/(?<={).+?(?=})/g);
  return valueFromBrackets[0];
}

JavaScript
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const getValueFromBrackets = (el): string => {
  const valueFromBrackets = el.match(/(?<={).+?(?=})/g);
  return valueFromBrackets[0];
}
​

I checked on CanIUse .match() should work fine, something wrong with inside part /(?<={).+?(?=})/g. Any idea how can I rewrite it?

Would be really grateful for help!

Answer

The problem is with the lookbehind assertion <={, which is not supported in old engines. As a workaround, match {(...)} and take the first group:

console.log('SHM{GHT}'.match(/{(.+)}/)[1])

JavaScript
 
console.log('SHM{GHT}'.match(/{(.+)}/)[1])

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