Can you explain me this code?

JavaScript
1

Tell us what’s happening:
//I found this code in the solution. what is the use of $1 and $2?
str.replace(/([a-z])([A-Z])/g, “$1 $2”);

Your code so far


function spinalCase(str) {
console.log(str.replaceAll("_"," ").split(" ").join("-"))
}

spinalCase('This Is Spinal Tap');
spinalCase("The_Andy_Griffith_Show");
spinalCase("Teletubbies say Eh-oh");

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Challenge: Spinal Tap Case

Link to the challenge:

2

$1 is what is captured in the first set of parenthesis. $2 is what was captured in the second set of parenthesis and so on.

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