Javascript: String.Replace

Question

I'm trying to replace a special character (^) in javascript with string.replace but am not having much luck.

Here's what I've tried so far:

var Temp;
Temp = lstRsns.options(i).text;

Temp = Temp.replace(/^/g, '\r\n');
Temp = Temp.replace(/'^'/g, '\r\n');
Temp = Temp.replace(/"^"/g, '\r\n');
Temp = Temp.replace(/^/g, "\r\n");
Temp = Temp.replace(/'^'/g, "\r\n");
Temp = Temp.replace(/"^"/g, "\r\n");

Any ideas? I get the text value from my listbox alright, it's just the darned ^ won't go away.

Thanks in advance for any/all help.

-Jason

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Nadir Muzaffar
– Nadir Muzaffar

2011-08-11 16:41:43 +00:00
Commented Aug 11, 2011 at 16:41 — Nadir Muzaffar
– Nadir Muzaffar, Commented Aug 11, 2011 at 16:41

user21926 · Accepted Answer · 2011-08-11 16:40:11Z

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It's a regexp meta character, and therefore needs to be escaped so it is treated as a literal:

Temp = Temp.replace(/\^/g, '\r\n');

answered Aug 11, 2011 at 16:40

user21926

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Jerome Cance · Accepted Answer · 2011-08-11 16:41:08Z

1

you need to escape it with \ because it's a special character

answered Aug 11, 2011 at 16:41

Jerome Cance

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