Replace a string in javascript

Question

I know this is a simple task but I can't seem to find the solution.

I've got a date in the format: 20/02/2013 I just wanna replace the / by - I've got that so far but it only replaces the first slash... Don't know why not the second:

date = 20/02/2013;
date.replace('/', '-');

Thanks for any help.

possible duplicate of [Fastest method to replace all instances of a character in a string](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2116558/fastest-method-to-replace-all-instances-of-a-character-in-a-string) — Matt, Feb 18 '13 at 12:44

score 5 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 18 '13 at 12:42

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You need a regular expression with global flag:

"20/02/2013".replace(/\//g, "-");   // "20-02-2013"

Another way is to use split/join:

"20/02/2013".split("/").join("-");  // "20-02-2013"

answered Feb 18 '13 at 12:42

VisioN

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 18 '13 at 12:44

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Use the global flag.

str.replace(/\//g, '-');

answered Feb 18 '13 at 12:44

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