I have the following string:
This *is* a *test*!
I want to bold the words surrounded by the * characters (so "is" and "test" in the example).
I have the following JavaScript code:
var data = "This *is* a *test*!";
return data.replace(/\*(.*)\*/g, <b>$1</b>);
When the string is returned, I get the following:
This <b>is* a *test</b>!
How can I change the pattern or basic code in order to do the replacement the way I want it?