Removing specific string with jQuery - regex

Question

I'd like to remove a specific string from a piece of text using jQuery.

I used to have a piece of software called RegexBuddy to build regular expressions, but otherwise I am incompetent and useless at it.

Fortunately my question is entirely basic, I need to replace the following string, and only the following string, from a piece of text

[ST1]

Note that basically its ST followed by a number which might change, so it could be [ST12] or [ST15], these need to be removed.

Thanks for your help.

Replacing a value in a string is basic javascript. It doesn't require jQuery. — Taplar
– Taplar, Commented Feb 21, 2018 at 19:34
Possible duplicate of Replace string to match plural or singular — Michelangelo
– Michelangelo, Commented Feb 21, 2018 at 20:24

Ele · Accepted Answer · 2018-02-21 19:42:13Z

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Using the Metacharacter \d:

The global flag g it's important to match all occurrences.

var str = "Ele[ST1]E[ST1521]le".replace(/\[ST\d+\]/g, '');
console.log(str);

answered Feb 21, 2018 at 19:42

Ele

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RyanArr · Accepted Answer · 2018-02-21 19:38:16Z

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ST[0-9]+ will match all instances of ST followed by 1 or more number characters

\[ST[0-9]+\] will remove the brackets as well.

answered Feb 21, 2018 at 19:32

RyanArr

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