javascript replace backslashes with forward slashes on path

Asked Apr 20 '17 at 01:56

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I have a windows path and I'm trying to make backslashes turn into forward slashes which works for the 2 \ after the drive name and the middle slash but the end slash doesn't get changed. I would think the 2nd replace should change both the middle AND last but it doesn't. Any idea why?

var test = "D:\\\\Games\\Scrolls\\";

console.log(test.replace("\\\\", "//").replace("\\", "/"));

asked Apr 20 '17 at 01:56

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`.replace("string", "replacement")` only replaces the first occurrence - use `.replace(/regex/g, "replacement")` for multiple replacements – Jaromanda X Apr 20 '17 at 01:59
Man that's going to be nasty with the /'s needed around it and what I'm changing is slashes :) – user441521 Apr 20 '17 at 02:03
regexp, the gift that keeps on giving :p – Jaromanda X Apr 20 '17 at 02:04
I guess I'll ask a new question with what the regex should be because those things are a pain. – user441521 Apr 20 '17 at 02:05
try yourself first https://regex101.com/ – Jaromanda X Apr 20 '17 at 02:05

javascript replace backslashes with forward slashes on path

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