How can I use regex to replace all $#8211; with – in javascript? [duplicate]

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replace all occurrences in a string

I found this question/answer:

Use JavaScript regex to replace numerical HTML entities with their actual characters

I just need to replace the one entity though. How can I match that specific pattern with a regex?

I don't know much about regex so I've done this:

.replace('&#8211;', '&ndash;')

But it obviously only replaces the first instance.

Thanks,

Thomas

What have you tried? (-1. Try something. Show what was tried and how it did/didn't work.) If you you need to replace one, no need for the function replacement. — user166390
– user166390, Commented May 6, 2012 at 17:56

Guffa · Accepted Answer · 2012-05-06 18:04:03Z

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The replace method only replaces the first occurance when you are using a string. Use a regular expression, so that you can specify the global flag g:

.replace(/&#8211;/g, '&ndash;')

answered May 6, 2012 at 18:04

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tsdexter Over a year ago

Thanks a lot. I accepted @Esailija answer as it was 1 min before yours.

Esailija · Accepted Answer · 2012-05-06 18:03:22Z

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.replace(/&#8211;/g, '&ndash;')

the g flag means global so it replaces all instances.

answered May 6, 2012 at 18:03

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