Replace multiple strings at once
javascript, jquery, replace
Solution
You could extend the String object with your own function that does what you need (useful if there's ever missing functionality):
String.prototype.replaceArray = function(find, replace) {
var replaceString = this;
for (var i = 0; i < find.length; i++) {
replaceString = replaceString.replace(find[i], replace[i]);
}
return replaceString;
};
For global replace you could use regex:
String.prototype.replaceArray = function(find, replace) {
var replaceString = this;
var regex;
for (var i = 0; i < find.length; i++) {
regex = new RegExp(find[i], "g");
replaceString = replaceString.replace(regex, replace[i]);
}
return replaceString;
};
To use the function it'd be similar to your PHP example:
var textarea = $(this).val();
var find = ["<", ">", "\n"];
var replace = ["<", ">", "<br/>"];
textarea = textarea.replaceArray(find, replace);
Problem
Is there an easy equivalent to this in JavaScript? ``` $find = array("<", ">", "\n"); $replace = array("<", ">", "<br/>"); $textarea = str_replace($find, $replace, $textarea); ``` This is using PHP's `str_replace`, which allows you to use an array of words to look for and replace. Can I do something like this using JavaScript / jQuery? ``` ... var textarea = $(this).val(); // string replace here $("#output").html(textarea); ... ```