javascript equivalent of php's preg_replace

Question

I am using a simple regex to replace break tags with newlines:

br_regex = /<br>/;

input_content = input_content.replace(br_regex, "\n");

This only replaces the first instance of a break tag, but I need to replace all. preg_match_all() would do the trick in php, but I'd like to know the javascript equivalent. Thanks!

Answer 1

use the global flag, g:

foo.replace(/<br>/g,"\n")

Answer 2

JS idiom for non-Regexp global replace:

input_content.split('<br>').join('\n')

Answer 3

Just a note it's probably wiser to use \r\n instead of just \n