Remove string from a string jquery

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I am trying to replace within a string using jquery

var myString ="qwerty"

var avoid ="t"

I want to do someting like

myString.replace(avoid,'');

I was able to remove like myString.replace('t',''); But i want it to be like myString.replace(avoid,'');

How to do it?

JsFiddle : http://jsfiddle.net/nKSZT/

You should store the replaced value, replace doesn't change the myString variable's value. — Ram
– Ram, Commented Apr 15, 2013 at 7:46
@undefined: You are right man. Sorry my mistake It worked. jsfiddle.net/nKSZT/1 — Okky
– Okky, Commented Apr 15, 2013 at 7:47

halex · Accepted Answer · 2013-04-15 07:46:57Z

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Your problem is that replace does not replace the characters in your original string but returns a new string with the replacement.

myString = myString.replace(avoid,'');

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Jace · Accepted Answer · 2013-04-15 07:47:06Z

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replace does not modify the string, it returns a modified string. So do:

 var avoided = myString.replace(avoid,'');

Fiddle:
http://jsfiddle.net/MBjy3/1/

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Amit · Accepted Answer · 2013-04-15 07:47:52Z

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Try this

 var myString = "qwerty";
 alert(myString);
 var avoid = "t";
 var abc=myString.replace(avoid, '');
 alert(abc);

Demo

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xlm · Accepted Answer · 2017-02-10 12:01:54Z

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var str = "send_more_id4";
alert(str);
var res = str.replace("send_more_id", ""); 
alert(res);

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BlitZ · Accepted Answer · 2013-04-15 07:51:07Z

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Also, there is another approach:

var myString ="qwerty",
    avoid = "t";

var result = myString.split(avoid).join('');

console.log(result);

answered Apr 15, 2013 at 7:51

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