String. Prototype. replaceAll() Not Working [Duplicate]
I Need to Replace All the String in a Variable. Var a = ": :: :: :"; a = A. Replace(":", "Hi"); Console. Log(A); the Above Code Replaces Only the First String...
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I need to replace all the string in a variable.
var a = "::::::";
a = a.replace(":", "hi");
console.log(a);The above code replaces only the first string i.e..hi::::::
I used replaceAll but it's not working.
Update: All recent versions of major browsers, as well as NodeJS 15+ now support replaceAll
Original:
There is no replaceAll in JavaScript: the error console was probably reporting an error.
Instead, use the /g ("match globally") modifier with a regular expression argument to replace:
const a = "::::::";
const replaced = a.replace(/:/g,"hi");
console.log(replaced);The is covered in MDN: String.replace (and elsewhere).
There is no replaceAll function in JavaScript.
You can use a regex with a global identifier as shown in pst's answer:
a.replace(/:/g,"hi");
An alternative which some people prefer as it eliminates the need for regular expressions is to use JavaScript's split and join functions like so:
a.split(":").join("hi");
It is worth noting the second approach is however slower.
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