Having issues with the Javascript Replace function

Question

var my_string = "some text goes here!!!";

Why is it that my_string.replace('!', '*', my_string); only gives

some text goes here!!*

instead of some text goes here*** ?

Any idea?

• dfsq: Add global fla g.

Answer 1

By default replace() only replaces the first occurrence. To replace all occurrences, pass in the global flag, as in:

var my_string = str.replace(/!/g,"*");

Answer 2

you can perform a global replacement by using g..

The g modifier is used to perform a global match (find all matches rather than stopping after the first match).

var replaced_string= my_string.replace(/!/g, '*');

Answer 3

You need to use the global flag g. This should suit your needs:

.replace(/!/g, '*');