This method finds a match between a regular expression and a string, and replaces the matched substring with a new substring.
The replacement string can include the following special replacement patterns −
Pattern | Inserts |
---|---|
$$ | Inserts a “$”. |
$& | Inserts the matched substring. |
$` | Inserts the portion of the string that precedes the matched substring. |
$’ | Inserts the portion of the string that follows the matched substring. |
$n or $nn | Where n or nn are decimal digits, inserts the nth parenthesized submatch string, provided the first argument was a RegExp object. |
Syntax
string.replace(regexp/substr, newSubStr/function[, flags]);
Argument Details
- regexp − A RegExp object. The match is replaced by the return value of parameter #2.
- substr − A String that is to be replaced by newSubStr.
- newSubStr − The String that replaces the substring received from parameter #1.
- function − A function to be invoked to create the new substring.
- flags − A String containing any combination of the RegExp flags: g
Return Value
It simply returns a new changed string.
Example
var re = /apples/gi; var str = "Apples are round, and apples are juicy."; var newstr = str.replace(re, "oranges"); console.log(newstr)
On compiling, it will generate the same code in JavaScript.
Its output is as follows −
oranges are round, and oranges are juicy.
Example
var re = /(\w+)\s(\w+)/; var str = "zafrul khan"; var newstr = str.replace(re, "$2, $1"); console.log(newstr);
On compiling, it will generate the same code in JavaScript.
Its output is as follows −
khan,zafrul
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