How can I perform a str_replace in JavaScript, replacing text in JavaScript?

Question

I want to use str_replace or its similar alternative to replace some text in JavaScript.

var text = \"this is some sample text that i want to re         


        

Answer 1

function str_replace($old, $new, $text)
{
   return ($text+"").split($old).join($new); 
}

You do not need additional libraries.

Answer 2

All these methods don't modify original value, returns new strings.

var city_name = 'Some text with spaces';

Replaces 1st space with _

city_name.replace(' ', '_'); // Returns: Some_text with spaces

Replaces all spaces with _ using regex. If you need to use regex, then i recommend testing it with https://regex101.com/

city_name.replace(/ /gi,'_');  // Returns: Some_text_with_spaces 

Replaces all spaces with _ without regex. Functional way.

city_name.split(' ').join('_');  // Returns: Some_text_with_spaces

Answer 3

that function replaces only one occurrence.. if you need to replace multiple occurrences you should try this function: http://phpjs.org/functions/str_replace:527

Not necessarily. see the Hans Kesting answer:

city_name = city_name.replace(/ /gi,'_');

Answer 4

If you don't want to use regex then you can use this function which will replace all in a string

Source Code:

function ReplaceAll(mystring, search_word, replace_with) 
{
    while (mystring.includes(search_word))
    {
        mystring = mystring.replace(search_word, replace_with);
    }

    return mystring;  
}

How to use:

var mystring = ReplaceAll("Test Test", "Test", "Hello");