JS Regex to remove IMG Tag from String

Question

I have a String from a tabel innerHTML where i need to remove all img tags using replace my Regex removes everthing after the first img tag my code at JSFiddle here

If you're getting this string from a table's `.innerHTML` property anyway - it's much better if you do this removal using DOM methods instead - don't try to do it with regex. — Dal Hundal, Aug 17 '15 at 08:48
because [regex is bad for parsing html](http://stackoverflow.com/a/1732454/3702797) (except few rare cases) — Kaiido, Aug 17 '15 at 08:50
you're performing an operation on a DOM string, why wouldn't use DOM methods - plus regex sux at HTML — Jaromanda X, Aug 17 '15 at 08:51

score 14 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 17 '15 at 08:46

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Use non-greedy matching using .*?

var tmp = inner.replace(/<img .*?>/g,"REPLACED");

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answered Aug 17 '15 at 08:46

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Doing this kind of thing with regex is not reliable. For example, this would trip up on something like `` – Dal Hundal Aug 17 '15 at 08:50
@DalHundal I agree. I was just pointing out why *Regex removes everthing after the first img tag* – nu11p01n73R Aug 17 '15 at 08:52

JS Regex to remove IMG Tag from String

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