Replace multiple instances of a String

interrupt · June 14th, 2005, 06:11 AM

Hi,

I have been trying to write some smilie code. I have found a function called replace(). Now this works only once within a string and then stops. What I need is to be able to count multiple instances of a string, in this case ":\)", and replace each one with some HTML ("<img src =\"grin.gif\">"). Any ideas anyone?

Thanks
interrupt

ChrisScott · June 14th, 2005, 06:34 AM

Hi interrupt,

You can use a RegExp with replace() & then set it tp apply globally with the g flag, try this:

Code:

var myStr = ":\)some:\)other:\)text";
alert(myStr.replace(/:\)/g, "<img src =\"grin.gif\">"));

HTH,

Chris

interrupt · June 14th, 2005, 06:48 AM

Hi Chris, I did it the long way:

<script language ="javascript">
function addsmile(){

var SmileStr = document.form1.smilebox.value
var thestr = ":\)"
var found = 0;
var thehtml = "<img src =\"grin.gif\">"
var thenewstr

    while (found != -1){
    found = SmileStr.indexOf(thestr, found)

        if (found >-1){
        thenewstr = SmileStr.replace(thestr, thehtml)
        alert(found)
        found++
        }
        found-1
        SmileStr = thenewstr

    }

div1.innerHTML = thenewstr
}
</script>

Thanks Anyway

interrupt