javascript string replace ’ with '

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This seems like a simple problem but I can't seem to find the solution (or one that works) anywhere.

I have the following string:

"REDEACTED is a REDEACTED, REDEACTED, which focuses on the research and development of REDEACTED. It has 3 main brands, REDEACTED, a REDEACTED, and REDEACTED, a therapeutic line. It’s last brand is a REDEACTED line, which is set to be sold to REDEACTED offices. Through its subsidiaries, REDEACTED and REDEACTED, REDEACTED is able to cultivate, process and develop its REDEACTED through the 2 company’s facilities, which are located in REDEACTED. Though it hasn’t sold any of its product yet, it plans to solidify partnerships in the near future. "

and I'm trying to replace all instances of ’ with '.

I have tried things along the lines of

 newText = newText.replace("/'/gi", "'")
 newText = newText.replace("&#8217;", "'")
 newText = newText.replace("/&#8217;/gi", "'")

with no real luck, any suggestions?

Try this newText.replace(/'/gi, "'") remove the double quotes around — Code Maniac
– Code Maniac, Commented Apr 22, 2019 at 16:44
You want to pass a regex literal, not a regex in a string literal — Bergi
– Bergi, Commented Apr 22, 2019 at 16:45
Oh the issue was I wasn't removing the single quotes in the replace statement (this did the trick): newText = newText.replace(/’/g, "'") — David Jarrin
– David Jarrin, Commented Apr 22, 2019 at 17:14

David Jarrin · Accepted Answer · 2019-04-22 18:38:20Z

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I guess when using a real regex you need to remove the single quotes in the first parameter. Think this did the trick: newText = newText = newText.replace(/’/g, "'")

edited Apr 22, 2019 at 18:38

answered Apr 22, 2019 at 17:15

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A l w a y s S u n n y · Accepted Answer · 2019-04-22 17:36:46Z

Did you try like this way to simply remove that ’ with '?

const regex = /’/ig;
const str = `REDEACTED is a REDEACTED, REDEACTED, which focuses on the research and development of REDEACTED. It has 3 main brands, REDEACTED, a REDEACTED, and REDEACTED, a therapeutic line. It’s last brand is a REDEACTED line, which is set to be sold to REDEACTED offices. Through its subsidiaries, REDEACTED and REDEACTED, REDEACTED is able to cultivate, process and develop its REDEACTED through the 2 company’s facilities, which are located in REDEACTED. Though it hasn’t sold any of its product yet, it plans to solidify partnerships in the near future.`;
const subst = `'`;

// The substituted value will be contained in the result variable
const result = str.replace(regex, subst);

console.log("Substitution result:\n", result);

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