Hello, when I try the following it doesn't work: str.replace("| stuff", "")
But if I remove the PIPE it does? str.replace("stuff", "")
Why doesn't the JS function allow for the PIPE | ? What can I do to do a replace that includes a pipe?
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Because .replace accepts a RegExp, and | is a special character in RegExp. You need to escape it.
For example, use str.replace(/\|/g, "") to remove every | character.
KennyTM
2010-01-20 05:40:36
Thanks but I want to replace the following String " | stuff" There will just be one pipe, how can I replace both?
AnApprentice
2010-01-20 05:42:38
a regexp was not used in the example in the question, so no need to escape it
peller
2010-01-20 06:02:55
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No, it should be working, unless you use /| stuff/ or RegExp("| stuff") instead of "| stuff"
"xyz| stuff".replace("| stuff", ""); //returns xyz
S.Mark
2010-01-20 05:42:25
@S.Mark, just tested it and it works in IE6+, Firefox 2.0+, Chrome and Safari.
Doug Neiner
2010-01-20 05:52:54
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str.replace("| stuff", "") should work but will only replace the first occurrence. If you want to replace all of them, try a using a regex like str.replace(/\|\sstuff/g, "")
Tim Goodman
2010-01-20 06:06:38
Or just `str.replace(/\| stuff/g, "")`, but the `\s` makes it work for any whitespace character
Tim Goodman
2010-01-20 06:13:10