Hi I have a html snippet that looks like *hi<br>*hello<br/>*test<br />
I want this to be preformatted using javascript as
*hi<br>
*hello<br/>
*test<br />
Is there a regular expression and javascript to do this.
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Err... why don't you read the documentation and find out for yourself? This is really basic stuff.Matthew– Matthew2011-08-09 14:35:20 +00:00Commented Aug 9, 2011 at 14:35
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yes but I was having some problems. So, I just wanted to know the right way..thankstheshadowmonkey– theshadowmonkey2011-08-09 14:45:12 +00:00Commented Aug 9, 2011 at 14:45
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Next time post the code you have so far.Matthew– Matthew2011-08-09 14:51:39 +00:00Commented Aug 9, 2011 at 14:51
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So I have a comment....is the forum only for pros who know all things and know how to program a big app or is this for rookies also?? Since somebody downvoted and even matt pointed, can I get an idea of what to ask and what not to?theshadowmonkey– theshadowmonkey2011-08-11 18:26:42 +00:00Commented Aug 11, 2011 at 18:26
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str = str.replace(/<br>/g,"<br />\n");
This means replace all new lines \n with a <br />
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Šime Vidas
Doesn't the OP want to add a new line after each BR element?
I believe this will help:
var str = '*hi<br>*hello<br/>*test<br />';
str.replace(new RegExp('<br\s*\\?>', 'i'), "$0\n");
That way you will keep diffrence between
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Could you use replace() to replace * with *\n? You'd end up with an extra \n at the start but saves using regex.
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theshadowmonkey
yeah, but that is not desired in a bigger picture
If str is your HTML string
str = str.replace(/\n/g , "<br />");
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theshadowmonkey
I wanted a new line in place of a break, not the other way round...thx