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Re: string.replace()

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Evertjan. wrote:
> However, 
> since there are other characters that produce a visible space,
> like the tab charater for instance,
> you possibly could prefer to use the \s for 'any spacelike character':
> 
> myString = myString.replace( /\s/g, '+' ));

The strings are mine (as opposed to user
input) so either will do.  This suggestion
is more general, and so more bullet proof,
so I will use it.

> If you are unsure about using Regex,
> replace() can also, in a simple way, be used without that:
> 
> myString = myString.replace( ' ', '+' ));
> 
> but then the /g for 'global' would not be there,
> and only the first instance of a space would be replaced.

My original post explained that there can
be more than one space, so I have to use a
regular expression.

Thanks for your help.
-- 
Regards,
Martin Leese
E-mail: please@see.Web.for.e-mail.INVALID
Web: http://members.tripod.com/martin_leese/

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