I am trying to replace multiple values in a string with JS replace(). The values that I want to replace include line breaks, &, #, etc... I know how to replace one value:

var string = document.getElementById('string').value.replace(\/n/g, '<br>');

However, what is the syntax to include other values. For example, how can I make the below replace functions one function?

var string = document.getElementById('string').value.replace(\/n/g, '<br>')
var string = document.getElementById('string').value.replace('&', '%26');

I am trying to replace multiple values in a string with JS replace(). The values that I want to replace include line breaks, &, #, etc... I know how to replace one value:

var string = document.getElementById('string').value.replace(\/n/g, '<br>');

However, what is the syntax to include other values. For example, how can I make the below replace functions one function?

var string = document.getElementById('string').value.replace(\/n/g, '<br>')
var string = document.getElementById('string').value.replace('&', '%26');

• javascript
• string
• replace

• You could create an object of strings and replacements: { '&': '%26, ' ': '%20', ... } and then loop through to do the replacements, but I think @xdazz's answer is probably just as good or better. – glortho Commented Jan 31, 2012 at 2:19

1 Answer 1

You could chain it simply.

var string = document.getElementById('string').value.replace(/\n/g, '<br>').replace('&', '%26');