Replace All Occurrences In A String Jquery

Question

I have a string of data..

This is a template body for  &lt&ltApproved&gt&gt &lt&ltSubmitted&gt&gt

I want to replace "&lt" with "<<" and "&gt" with ">>"

To replace "&lt" I wrote this code..

 var body = $('#txtHSliderl').val().replace("&lt", "<<");

But it only seems to replace the first occurrence..

This is a template body for  <<&ltApproved&gt&gt &lt&ltSubmitted&gt&gt

How do I replace all occurrences?

Are you generating those `&lt` and `&gt`? – Alexander Jan 15 '13 at 19:52 — Alexander, Jan 15 '13 at 19:52

score 9 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 15 '13 at 19:48

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var body = $('#txtHSliderl').val().replace(/&lt/g, "<<");

answered Jan 15 '13 at 19:48

jefffan24

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global, it means it will match the regular expression multiple times rather than just the first occurence. – jefffan24 Jan 15 '13 at 19:52

score 3 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 15 '13 at 19:50

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You need to use a regular expression, so that you can specify the global (g) flag:

 var body = $('#txtHSliderl').val().replace(/&lt/g, "<<");

answered Jan 15 '13 at 19:50

Adil Shaikh

Pranay Rana · Answer 3 · 2013-01-15T19:55:20.097

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just use g like as below

 var body = $('#txtHSliderl').val().replace(/&lt/g, "<<").replace(/&gt/g, ">>");

as you want to replace woth &lt and &gt in your value so you have to applied mathod twice

g is used in this function i.e. replace to replace all occurance of given string instace.

edited Jan 15 '13 at 19:55

answered Jan 15 '13 at 19:48

Pranay Rana

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