Want to replace Object tag in string by javascript

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I want to replace object tag containing string in javascript with spaces.

var tmpSearchPhrase ='<object data="data:text/html;
base64,PHNjcmlkb21haW4pOzwvc2NyaXB0Pg=="></object>';
tmpSearchPhrase.replace(/<object .*>.*<\/object>/,"");

But it is not replacing object.

Paul S. · Accepted Answer · 2013-06-30 14:33:54Z

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You can't have a new line literal in a String, unless you escape it.

var tmpSearchPhrase ='<object data="data:text/html;
base64,PHNjcmlkb21haW4pOzwvc2NyaXB0Pg=="></object>';
// SyntaxError: Unexpected token ILLEGAL

var tmpSearchPhrase ='<object data="data:text/html;\
base64,PHNjcmlkb21haW4pOzwvc2NyaXB0Pg=="></object>';
// fine

tmpSearchPhrase.replace(/<object .*>.*<\/object>/,"");  // ""

You may also be forgetting to assign the result of replace to a variable.

answered Jun 30, 2013 at 14:33

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Diode · Accepted Answer · 2013-06-30 14:37:59Z

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Don't break the string and re-assign the return value of replace to tmpSearchPhrase

tmpSearchPhrase ='<object data="data:text/html;base64,PHNjcmlkb21haW4pOzwvc2NyaXB0Pg=="></object>';
tmpSearchPhrase = tmpSearchPhrase.replace(/<object .*>.*<\/object>/,"");

answered Jun 30, 2013 at 14:37

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