string method replace is not working properly

Question

I am using replace method of string,

     var text = this ex is not working.;
     text = text.replace(" ", "+");
     alert(text);

and got alert :

     this+ex is not working.

Whats the problem here?

Tats_innit · Accepted Answer · 2012-07-01 07:45:22Z

2

Please note:

The g flag on the RegExp, it will make the replacement globally within the string.

Rest feel free to play around with demo, :)

code

var text = "this ex is not working.";
     text = text.replace(/\s+/g, '+');
     alert(text);

answered Jul 1, 2012 at 7:39

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2 Comments

This answer is little more informative for novice than previous one. Voting for this answer.

@NikolayZakharov Glad you liked it, Have fun, see you around :)

VisioN · Accepted Answer · 2012-07-01 07:38:13Z

1

To replace all spaces with plus + character use the following:

var text = "this ex is not working.";
text = text.replace(/ /g, "+");
alert(text);

And don't forget to use quotes " for initializing strings.

answered Jul 1, 2012 at 7:38

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