Replacing string text with variables

Asked Jul 13 '16 at 07:44

Active Jul 13 '16 at 12:52

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I have in javascript/jQuery a string whose content is set via a settings field by the user. The setting invites users to use predefined shortcodes like: [firstname] and [email]. So the content of the javascript string may be: "Hi [firstname], thanks for submitting the form! We sent a confirmation email to [email]. Thanks"

How do I in javascript/jQuery replace these shortcodes with javascript variables so it ends up being something like:

var userSetting = 'Hi ' + firstname + ', thanks for submitting the form! We sent a confirmation email to ' + email + '. Thanks';

Thanks for your help! I don't believe this is a duplicate because I am not trying to do a simple string replacement, I am trying to replace a string with a predefined variable.

edited Jul 13 '16 at 12:52

asked Jul 13 '16 at 07:44

user1190132

Are you trying to replace `[`, `]` characters? Or replace string `"[email]"` with variable `email`? – guest271314 Jul 13 '16 at 07:46
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This is not a duplicate. This is another scenario. Instead of a string as a replacement value, he wants to replace it with a variable – Anonymous Duck Jul 13 '16 at 07:50
Hi guest271314, I am trying to replace "[email]" with a variable called email. Thanks – user1190132 Jul 13 '16 at 12:50

Replacing string text with variables

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