.replace() variable string name

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Will this effectively delete strings like: t_someString, o_someString, a_someString etc? I don't know what the first character is going to be, _someString is the only known factor

.replace( \*\ + '_someString', '' )

huh? what's with the backslashes? not sure what you're doing... — tckmn
– tckmn, Commented Dec 19, 2013 at 21:53

tckmn · Accepted Answer · 2013-12-19 21:53:33Z

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Huh? What's with the backslashes? And the asterisk? And the plus sign? Not sure what you're doing....

Anyway, here's a regex for that:

yourString = yourString.replace(/._someString/g, '')

. means "any character". The g flag is for global matching, so it replaces all occurences.

answered Dec 19, 2013 at 21:53

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user3024007 Over a year ago

regarding the global occurrences... I know that the undetermined character will always be first and always a single character. Will using g possibly interfere with other parts of this string?

tckmn Over a year ago

@user3024007 If by "interfere" you mean change "this_is_someString_and_it_is_a_string" to "this_i_and_it_is_a_string", then yes. You could use \b to fix that.

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