Replace function for string object

[sodakotahusker]

does this statement only change first occurrence?

var string1 = "hello:dolly:"
var string2 = string1.replace(":"," ");

That is what I am seeing.

If that is true then there should be an additional paramter to indicate all occurences should be replaced????

 

[elegidito]

Yeah, you need to add the global indicator and change your syntax a bit, like this:

var string1 = "hello:dolly:"
var string2 = string1.replace(/:/g," ");

that should do it

"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it." - Aristotle

 

[sodakotahusker]

Thanks! Does it not seem strange that someone one write a 900 page book about javascript and leave out that little details? - especially since other programming languages change all occurrences by default.

 

[jemminger]

you must have the wrong book - it's conspicuously mentioned in O'Reilly's "Javascript: The Definitive Guide"


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[jemminger]

fyi - devguru.com is a pretty decent reference too:

http://www.devguru.com/

-jeff

http://www.jeffemminger.com

try { succeed(); } catch(E) { tryAgain(); } finally { rtfm(); }
i like your sleeves...they're real big