Javascript replace a character with a space

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I need to get the name of the page from a url. I did this way:

var filename = window.location.href.substr(window.location.href.lastIndexOf('/')+1)
// -> 'state.aspx' 

var statelookup = filename.substr(0, filename.lastIndexOf('.'))
// -> 'state'

Now for e.g, my statelookup has a value like New-York or North-Carolina, how do I replace hyphen with a space in between?

Madara's Ghost · Accepted Answer · 2011-08-08 17:06:00Z

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string.replace(/-/g,' ');

Will replace any occurences of - with in the string string.

answered Aug 8, 2011 at 17:06

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Nathaniel Ford · Accepted Answer · 2013-01-29 22:51:16Z

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You would use String's replace method:

statelookup = statelookup.replace(/-/g, ' ');

API Reference here.

edited Jan 29, 2013 at 22:51

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answered Aug 8, 2011 at 17:04

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Marc B · Accepted Answer · 2011-08-08 17:06:05Z

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statelookup = statelookup.replace('-', ' ')

answered Aug 8, 2011 at 17:06

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