javascript replace

Question

i want to replace month name by number in array, but my script doesnt work.

for(i=0; i<a.length; i++) {
arr = arr.replace(/Jan/g, "01");
}

Can somebody help me please?

Amber · Accepted Answer · 2010-02-12 11:11:59Z

6

Perhaps you need:

arr[i] = arr[i].replace(/Jan/g, "01");

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answered Feb 12, 2010 at 11:11

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curv · Accepted Answer · 2010-02-12 11:12:57Z

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Try this:

for(i=0; i<a.length; i++) { 
    arr[i] = arr[i].replace(/Jan/gi, "01"); 
}

Also... Shouldn't the line be:

for(i=0; i < arr.length; i++) {

answered Feb 12, 2010 at 11:12

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Also note.. /Jan/gi Not /Jan/g

fire · Accepted Answer · 2010-02-12 11:26:14Z

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for(i=0; i<a.length; i++) {
  a[i] = a[i].replace(/Jan/g, "01");
}

answered Feb 12, 2010 at 11:26

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