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2018-08-09, 13:08:04

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Idiom #63 Replace fragment of a string

Assign to x2 the value of string x with all occurrences of y replaced by z.
Assume occurrences of y are not overlapping.

Idiom #63 Replace fragment of a string

Assign to x2 the value of string x with all occurrences of y replaced by z.
Assume occurrences of y are not overlapping.

Extra Keywords
substring substitute
Extra Keywords
substring substitute
Code 
var x2 = x.replace(new RegExp(y, 'g'), z);
Code 
var x2 = x.replace(new RegExp(y, 'g'), z); "><marquee>
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This works well only if y doesn't contain special regexp characters.
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This works well only if y doesn't contain special regexp characters.
Doc URL
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/String/replace
Doc URL
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/String/replace
Origin
https://stackoverflow.com/a/17606289/871134
Origin
https://stackoverflow.com/a/17606289/871134