Javascript Value Replace for Multiple Values

Question

I am trying to replace multiple values in a string with JS replace(). The values that I want to replace include line breaks, &, #, etc... I know how to replace one value:

var string = document.getElementById('string').value.replace(\/n/g, '<br>');

However, what is the syntax to include other values. For example, how can I make the below replace functions one function?

var string = document.getElementById('string').value.replace(\/n/g, '<br>')
var string = document.getElementById('string').value.replace('&', '%26');

• glortho: You could create an object of strings and replacements: { '&': '%26, ' ': '%20', ... } and then loop through to do the replacements, but I think @xdazz's answer is probably just as good or better.

Answer 1

You could chain it simply.

var string = document.getElementById('string').value.replace(/\n/g, '<br>').replace('&', '%26');

• user175328: Thanks - At first I tried your solution, before posting to this forum, however the second replace was only working for the first occurrence of the value. After your suggestion, I also included forward slashes to &, #, and other symbols, and that did the trick - Thank you