JavaScript regexr replace string with html?

Question

Below is my code.

var input = "this is @renish profile";
var matches = input.replace(/(@\w*)/g,'<a href="http://example.com/users/profile/$1">$1</a>');

The output is:

this is <a href="http://example.com/users/profile/@renish">@renish</a> profile

This is print html code. How do I convert a tag from string?

If you are using jQuery you can use jQuery.parseHTML() api.jquery.com/jquery.parsehtml — P Lysenius
– P Lysenius, Commented Jul 2, 2015 at 14:29
How are you currently adding that string to the page.... That is the $1,000 question. — epascarello
– epascarello, Commented Jul 2, 2015 at 14:31

ben · Accepted Answer · 2015-07-02 14:27:59Z

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create a div, and use innerHTML.

var input = "this is @renish profile";
var matches = input.replace(/(@\w*)/g,'<a href="http://example.com/users/profile/$1">$1</a>');

var div = document.createElement('div');
div.innerHTML = matches;

document.body.appendChild(div)

answered Jul 2, 2015 at 14:27

ben

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