Replace Both Double and Single Quotes in Javascript String

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I am pulling in some information from a database that contains dimensions with both ' and " to denote feet and inches. Those characters being in my string cause me problems later and I need to replace all of the single and double quotes. I can successfully get rid of one or the other by doing:

this.Vals.replace(/\'/g, "")   To get rid of single quotes

or

this.Vals.replace(/\"/g, "")   To get rid of double quotes

How do I get rid of both of these in the same string. I've tried just doing

this.Vals.replace(/\"'/g, "")

and

this.Vals.replace(/\"\'/g, "")

But then neither get replaced.

Both methods work like a charm. I will mark an answer as soon as it will let me. Thanks! — jmease
– jmease, Commented Oct 13, 2011 at 21:01

Joe · Accepted Answer · 2011-10-13 20:52:37Z

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You don't escape quotes in regular expressions

this.Vals.replace(/["']/g, "")

answered Oct 13, 2011 at 20:52

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Danny · Accepted Answer · 2011-10-13 20:53:52Z

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mystring = mystring.replace(/["']/g, "");

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Alex Turpin · Accepted Answer · 2011-10-13 20:54:30Z

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You don't need to escape it inside. You can use the | character to delimit searches.

"\"foo\"\'bar\'".replace(/("|')/g, "")

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deviousdodo · Accepted Answer · 2011-10-13 20:52:39Z

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Try this.Vals.replace(/("|')/g, "")

answered Oct 13, 2011 at 20:52

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