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Re: string.replace()

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dr.j.r.stockton@gmail.com wrote:
> On Tuesday, 13 August 2019 21:18:26 UTC+1, Martin Leese  wrote:
>> I nice easy one to start the day.
>>
>> I wish to replace spaces in a string with
>> "+" characters.  I am using:
>>      var mungedTopic;
>>      mungedTopic.replace(/ /g, "+");
>>
>> but the spaces are not replaced.  There can
>> be multiple spaces, and I want to replace
>> them all.  I therefore need to use a regular
>> expression rather than a string.  I guess my
>> regular expression is wrong, but I don't see
>> why.
> 
> Method replace does not alter the pre-existing string, but returns an altered copy of it.
> 
> So :   mungedTopic = mungedTopic.replace(/ /g, "+");

Many thanks, that looks like it will work.
Can't test it at the moment; it is part of
an AJAX system, and the whole thing is down.

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Regards,
Martin Leese
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string.replace() Martin Leese <please@see.Web.for.e-mail.INVALID> - 2019-08-13 14:18 -0600
  Re: string.replace() dr.j.r.stockton@gmail.com - 2019-08-13 14:52 -0700
    Re: string.replace() Martin Leese <please@see.Web.for.e-mail.INVALID> - 2019-08-14 15:36 -0600
  Re: string.replace() "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2019-08-14 10:18 +0200
    Re: string.replace() Martin Leese <please@see.Web.for.e-mail.INVALID> - 2019-08-14 15:41 -0600
      Re: string.replace() "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2019-08-15 13:55 +0200

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