JavaScript code to remove the special characters []{}<>

Question

Could any one suggest code to remove mentioned special characters: []{}<>

Code inside the JavaScript tags:

var name="formattting[]{}<>";

rename = name.replace(/[<{>}([)]/g,"");

Output:

formattting]

Here out of six special symbols, five symbols are removed and now my concern is to remove the special character ].

You need to escape all special Characters with \ http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3115150/how-to-escape-regular-expression-special-characters-using-javascript — Citrullin, Apr 15 '16 at 11:05
@PhilippBlum: In character classes, all you need to escape are `]`,``\`` and `-`. — Bergi, Apr 15 '16 at 11:07

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 15 '16 at 11:07

2

Try this:

rename = name.replace(/[[\]{}<>]/g, "");

answered Apr 15 '16 at 11:07

timolawl

old code: var name="formattting[]{}<>hdsdshd"; var removed=name.replace(/[<{>}([)]/g,""); new code thats works rename = name.replace(/[[\]{}<>]/g, ""); this new code works :) thanks for time timolawl – suresh sadanala Apr 15 '16 at 11:18
You're welcome! Accept this answer if it works for you. – timolawl Apr 15 '16 at 11:21

baao · Answer 2 · 2016-04-15T11:12:25.667

1

You need to escape special characters in regex:

var name="formattting[]{}<>";
rename = name.replace(/[\$<{>}9\(\[\)\]]/g,"");
alert(rename)

edited Apr 15 '16 at 11:12

answered Apr 15 '16 at 11:06

baao

1

Don't overescape. And why didn't you escape the `$` as well? – Bergi Apr 15 '16 at 11:08

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Apr 15 '16 at 11:40

0

Simply escape the \]

var name="formattting[]{}<>";
var rename = name.replace(/[<{>}([)\]]/g,"");

alert(rename);

answered Apr 15 '16 at 11:40

mkHun

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