jQuery: Replace multiple regex matches with string?

Question

I am trying to use this block of code to replace ALL "123"'s in a long string with a different number.

   var new_id = new Date().getTime();
    $('#food').after(
      "<div id='123' name='123'> etc etc".replace('123', new_id)
    );

But it's only replacing the first 123 with the new_id. Is there a way to replace all of them?

BalusC · Accepted Answer · 2010-01-03 03:06:15Z

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You need to make it a regex instead of a plain vanilla string and add the /g flag.

"<div id='123' name='123'> etc etc".replace(/123/g, new_id)

answered Jan 3, 2010 at 3:06

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Matt · Accepted Answer · 2010-01-03 03:06:09Z

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replace(/123/g, new_id)

This is regex literal syntax with a global (g) flag.

answered Jan 3, 2010 at 3:06

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