.replace all variables in string

Question

I want to replace all the words that match with a variable in a string, but it doesn't work. I use this code:

var findStr = "hello hi, test, hi";
var textSearch = "hi";
findStr = findStr.replace(textSearch,'<span>'+textSearch+'</span>');

It has to change the color of hi but only the first hi changes, the second one doesn't.

try using `replace(/hi/g)`, so that it's checked globally rather than just the first instance. Or `var textSearch = /hi/g` — brbcoding, Jun 24 '14 at 18:21
See this [**JS Fiddle example**](http://jsfiddle.net/uWa6M/) — blex, Jun 24 '14 at 18:25

score -3 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 24 '14 at 18:23

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The replace method is what you're looking for.

For example: someString.replace("String you want to replace", "with this string")

answered Jun 24 '14 at 18:23

Jure

I use this, but I want to replace a variable with the same variable but with a span tag around it, now it only change the first `hi` but I want it change both. – user3722860 Jun 24 '14 at 18:25

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