extract - Capture number between two whitespaces (RegEx) -

i have following data:

somedata .test 01/45/12 2.50 data 

and want extract number 2.50 out of this. have managed following regex:

(?<=\d{2}\/\d{2}\/\d{2} )\d+.\d+  

however doesn't work input this:

somedata .test 01/45/12 2500 data 

in case, want extract number 2500.

i can't seem figure out regex rule that. there way extract between 2 spaces ? extract text/number after date until next whitespace ? know date have same format , there space after text , space after number want extract.

can me out on ?

capture number between 2 whitespaces

a whitespace matched \s, , non-whitespace \s.

so, can use is:

\d{2}\/\d{2}\/\d{2} +(\s+)                       ^^^ 

see regex demo

the 1+ non-whitespace symbols captured group 1.

if - reason - need value whole match, use lookbehind approach:

(?<=\d{2}\/\d{2}\/\d{2} )\s+ 

or - if using pcre - may leverage match reset operator \k:

\d{2}\/\d{2}\/\d{2} +\k\s+                      ^^ 

see another demo

note: \k , capture group approaches allow 1 or more spaces after date , more flexible.