How to replace text between double quote in string using JavaScript Regex?

Question

I have a JS string which contain text between double quotes ("). I want to replace that text by another user-entered text by using RegEx but I do not know how to do that. For example:

Given string:

The book "A Farewell to Arms" will be published again.

New text: Gone with the Wind --> the above sentence will be

The book "Gone with the Wind" will be published again.

Could you please help me to solve this case? Sorry for this dummy question because I am new to JS RegEx.

Do you have problems with creating the expression or applying it in JavaScript? The expression is not different that what you us in other languages. — Felix Kling
– Felix Kling, Commented Aug 20, 2012 at 15:56

Felix Kling · Accepted Answer · 2012-08-20 15:53:23Z

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This should do it..Spare me for my typo mistakes.I am not a javascript dev

str.replace(/".*?"/,"\"Gone with the Wind\"");

edited Aug 20, 2012 at 15:53

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Felix Kling Over a year ago

You could also use "[^"]*".

danjah Over a year ago

@FelixKling I was fishing around for my own problem today, saw this comment, tried it and it worked. Another Felix Kling win, thanks :)

Matthew Kirkley Over a year ago

Just a note that this will not work if your string contains escaped quotes.

Erçin Dedeoğlu Over a year ago

it only finding one match?

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