replace function to replace single quote string

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I have this string something='http://example.com/something' and how can I replace the something=' with nothing?

when I do str.replace('something='','') I got syntax error. I tried str.replace('something=\'','') and expect to escape the single quote with slash, it doesn't work too.

Psi · Accepted Answer · 2017-03-04 12:25:16Z

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str.replace('something='','') will of course lead to a syntax error.

Try

str.replace("something='","")

answered Mar 4, 2017 at 12:25

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baao · Accepted Answer · 2017-03-04 12:26:30Z

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I believe what you are looking for is a replacement of something=' and all ticks (') including the closing one... So you could use this:

var str = "something='http://example.com/something'";

alert(str.replace(/something='(.*)'/, "$1"));

answered Mar 4, 2017 at 12:26

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Pranav C Balan · Accepted Answer · 2017-03-04 12:26:42Z

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You need to update the str variable with the returned value since String#replace method doesn't update the variable.

str = str.replace('something=\'', '')

Although it's better to use double quotes instead of escaping.

str = str.replace("something='", '')

answered Mar 4, 2017 at 12:26

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