find and replace javascript code example

Example 1: javascript replace string

var str = "JavaScript replace method test";
var res = str.replace("test", "success");  
//res = Javscript replace method success

Example 2: javascript replace

var res = str.replace("find", "replace");

Example 3: javascript replace all occurrences of string

function replaceAll(str, find, replace) {
    var escapedFind=find.replace(/([.*+?^=!:${}()|\[\]\/\\])/g, "\\$1");
    return str.replace(new RegExp(escapedFind, 'g'), replace);
}
//usage example
var sentence="How many shots did Bill take last night? That Bill is so crazy!";
var blameSusan=replaceAll(sentence,"Bill","Susan");

Example 4: replace all occurrences of a string in javascript

const p = 'dog dog cat rat';

const regex = /dog/gi;

console.log(p.replace(regex, 'cow'));
//if pattern is regular expression all matches will be replaced
//output: "cow cow cat rat"

Example 5: javascript replace

const p = 'dog dog cat rat';
const regex = /dog/gi;

console.log(p.replace(regex, 'cow'));
//if pattern is regular expression all matches will be replaced
//output: "cow cow cat rat"

console.log(p.replace('dog', 'cow'));
// If pattern is a string, only the first occurrence will be replaced.
//output: "cow dog cat rat"