Javascript replace content of string but not in start and end tag? pls help

Question

Hi all i need your help ! i wanna write javascript function to change the text Lasvegas in string: ex:

"Hello every one in Lasvegas, come <a href='xxx'>Lasvegas</a> with me"

How can i change the text but not change content Lasvegas in start tag and end tag

Answer 1

May be something like that

str.replace(/Lasvegas[^<]/,'123')

Answer 2

EDIT: Forgot JavaScript supports negative lookaheads:

"Hello every one in Lasvegas, come <a href='xxx'>Lasvegas</a> with me"
    .replace(/(Lasvegas(?!<))/g, "World");

Returns:

Hello every one in World, come <a href='xxx'>Lasvegas</a> with me

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Left in so everyone can see how pointless my first answer was ;-)

Alexey's answer would work if "Lasvegas" wasn't at the end of the string. I'm not sure if there's a better way, but you could use a replacer function to assert whether the text is inside a tag or not:

var str = "Hello every one in Lasvegas, come <a href='xxx'>Lasvegas</a> with me";
var out = str.replace(
            /(>?Lasvegas<?)/g,
            function ($0) 
            { 
                if ($0.slice(0,1) == ">") 
                    return $0; 
                else
                    return "World";
            }
);

contents of out:

Hello every one in World, come <a href='xxx'>Lasvegas</a> with me