JavaScript .replace only replaces first Match

Question

var textTitle = "this is a test"
var result = textTitle.replace(' ', '%20');

But the replace functions stops at the first instance of the " " and I get the

Result : "this%20is a test"

Any ideas on where Im going wrong im sure its a simple fix.

Answer 1

You need a /g on there, like this:

var textTitle = "this is a test";
var result = textTitle.replace(/ /g, '%20');

You can play with it here, the default .replace() behavior is to replace only the first match, the /g modifier (global) tells it to replace all occurrences.

Answer 2

Try using replaceWith() or replaceAll()

http://api.jquery.com/replaceAll/

Answer 3

textTitle.replace(/ /g, '%20');

Answer 4

From w3schools

The replace() method searches for a match between a substring (or regular expression) and a string, and replaces the matched substring with a new substring

Would be better to use a regex here then:

textTitle.replace(/ /g, '%20');

Answer 5

Try using a regex instead of a string for the first argument.

"this is a test".replace(/ /g,'%20') // #=> "this%20is%20a%20test"