string replace global code example

Example 1: javascript replace

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

Example 2: how to use the replace method in javascript

let string = 'soandso, my name is soandso';

let replaced = string.replace(/soandso/gi, 'Dylan');

console.log(replaced); //Dylan, my name is Dylan

Example 3: replace all javascript

str.split(search).join(replacement);

Example 4: 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"