Combining regex in jQuery

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I have this jQuery code which replaces some HTML character codes with their equivalent:

$('.someText').html()
              .replace(/&amp;/g, '&')
              .replace(/&lt;/g, '<')
              .replace(/&gt;/g, '>');

That works and all, but is there a way to combine those replace operations all into one regex to make the code more concise?

I'm still wrapping my head around regular expressions

Community · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-23 11:47:45Z

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This question has a solution that is more flexible, in case you ever expand beyond just the basic three entities:

Converting sanitised html back to displayable html

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iwasrobbed Over a year ago

Thanks for the find, Domenic! That will come in very handy

Reigel Gallarde Over a year ago

well, at least it solved the problem. But it did not answer the question asked. :D

Community · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-23 11:47:45Z

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I answered a similar question a while ago. Simple answer; there may be a way to do it, but it's probably better to do what you have here. Each replacement is it's own operation, so might as well leave it that way.

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