Remove part of url using javascript

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I need to remove part of url if it matches //videoid?v=

assuming my url can be

 - www.abc.com/video/
 - www.abc.com/video/videoid?v=1234567
 - www.abc.com/video//videoid?v=1234567

in case url has // forward slash before videoid?v= then i need to remove single / from the url so that url will be correct such as www.abc.com/video//videoid?v=1234567

currentURL = document.URL;

is that www.abc.com/video//videoid?v=1234567 would be correct url? — RomanPerekhrest
– RomanPerekhrest, Commented May 26, 2016 at 6:16
Except for the part following the protocol, is a double-slash ever correct in a URL? I'd suspect you don't need to first search for the videoid string (in most cases). — David Thomas
– David Thomas, Commented May 26, 2016 at 6:19

thepio · Accepted Answer · 2016-05-26 06:36:27Z

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You can use regex and use it like this to remove double occurrences of "/":

"www.abc.com/video//videoid?v=1234567".replace(/([^:]\/)\/+/g, "$1");

Working example: https://jsfiddle.net/os5yypqm/3/

EDIT:

I edited the JSFiddle to include "http://" in front of the url so that you can see that this does not affect it (and also read it here). Can't use it on SO though so you need to see the fiddle.

edited May 26, 2016 at 6:36

answered May 26, 2016 at 6:17

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Milanzor · Accepted Answer · 2016-05-26 06:23:11Z

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If your only concern is the double slash.

var currentUrl = 'www.abc.com/video//videoid?v=1234567';
currentUrl.split('//').join('/');

Results in www.abc.com/video/videoid?v=12345678

answered May 26, 2016 at 6:23

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Milanzor Over a year ago

@Learning the http:// wasn't in your provided string though. Next to that, this solution is probably slower than the regex replaces from the other answers.

guest271314 · Accepted Answer · 2016-05-26 06:25:46Z

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You can replace forward slash if followed by forward slash and "v" with empty string

"www.abc.com/video//videoid?v=1234567".replace(/\/(?=\/v)/g, "")

answered May 26, 2016 at 6:25

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