Convert YouTube URL to Embedded Code

Convert a regular YouTube URL to YouTube embedded code. Works with dynamic data.

by Matthew Schenker

HTML

<div class="video_container"></div>

JavaScript

function getId(url) {
    var regExp = /^.*(youtu.be\/|v\/|u\/\w\/|embed\/|watch\?v=|\&v=)([^#\&\?]*).*/;
    var match = url.match(regExp);
    if (match && match[2].length == 11) {
        return match[2];
    } else {
        return 'error';
    }
}
var myId = getId('http://youtu.be/1t4MsiBcI5k');
$('.video_container').html('<iframe width="560" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/' + myId + '" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>');