oops, drop that +
oldString.replace(/[bad or dashable chars]/g,
so you get 1 char at a time,
On 3/7/07, Ⓙⓐⓚⓔ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> and while we're at it,
>
> you can use a function as the second parameter!
>
> oldString.replace(/[bad or dashable chars]+/g,
> function (str) {
> return (str.match(/^[dashable chars]$/) ? "-" : "")
> }
> )
>
> 1 command 1 replace!
>
> On 3/7/07, Matt Stith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Quick tut:
> >
> > Just typing something out, eg, /abcd/ would replace anything that contained
> > the exact string "abcd", case sensative. If you do /[abcd]/, notice the
> > brackets, it will select the letter "a", the letter "b", etc. For ranges you
> > can do something like /[a-d]/, which would do the same as /[abcd]/. Remember
> > that regex is case sensative, unless you add an "i" flag to the expression,
> > like /[a-d]/i , which would find "a-d", and "A-D". Also, it will only
> > replace the first instance, unless you add a "g" flag, so:
> >
> > "once upon a time".replace(/o/,'O');
> > would make "Once upon a time", but:
> > "once upon a time".replace(/o/g,"O");
> > would make "Once upOn a time"
> >
> >
> >
> > On 3/7/07, Ⓙⓐⓚⓔ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > 1 command , 2 replaces
> > >
> > > var newString = oldString.replace(/X/,"-").replace(/Y/,"")
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On 3/7/07, Alexandre Plennevaux <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > hello!
> > > >
> > > > I'm experimenting with regular expressions, and i would like to replace
> > in a
> > > > string some special characters by a "-" minus sign, and others by just
> > > > removing it.
> > > > Do i need ot make two regex.replace(), or is it possible to have both in
> > one
> > > > command?
> > > >
> > > > thank you very much for your time!
> > > >
> > > > Alexandre
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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