javascript .replace() keeping part of the evalueted string

Question

what i need to do is look inside a string for something like "12345" and replace it with 12345 so basically search for any number within quotes and replace it with just the number without the quotes.

I've tried something but i don't know how to keep the evalueted number removing only the quotes.

Some examples:

foo bar "123" bar --> foo bar 123 bar

foo bar "123qwe" bar --> foo bar "123qwe" bar

foo "bar" "123" bar --> foo "bar" 123 bar

Thank you in advance.

Solved:

.replace(/"([0-9]+)"/g, '$1');

@LeoBalzoni you can always edit your question if you find typos or to include further information. Just use the edit-button right below the tags. — Sebastian Proske, Oct 25 '17 at 09:39
it actually was not a duplicate but thanks for the advices, this was my first question! — Leo Balzoni, Oct 25 '17 at 09:46

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 25 '17 at 09:38

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You can do

function getResult(str){
    console.log(str.replace(/"(\d+)"/g, '$1'));
}

getResult('foo bar "123" bar');

getResult('foo bar "123qwe" bar');

getResult('foo "bar" "123" bar');

answered Oct 25 '17 at 09:38

marvel308

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score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 25 '17 at 09:40

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This regex should work for you "([0-9]+)" :

var s = 'test "test" 123 "123" ""';
s = s.replace(/"([0-9]+)"/g, "$1");
console.log(s);

answered Oct 25 '17 at 09:40

Zenoo

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thanks! this works! – Leo Balzoni Oct 25 '17 at 09:43

javascript .replace() keeping part of the evalueted string

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