Partial string replace in jquery

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Just wandering will it be possible to partially string replace in jquery?

I have try to using the following code, but this is not seem working for me:

var test = "testing_supplyAddress_001";
test.replace('supplyAddress', 'billingAddress');

I tried to replace only supplyAddress to billingAddress so the output will be testing_billingAddress _001

This is not possible with jQuery as it does not provide any string manipulation functions. But you can use basic JavaScript like you already do. — Felix Kling
– Felix Kling, Commented Mar 30, 2011 at 23:55

Ender · Accepted Answer · 2011-03-30 23:51:42Z

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JavaScript strings are static and thus .replace() does not actually modify the string. You'll need to assign the value returned by the .replace() function back to the variable:

var test = "testing_supplyAddress_001";
test = test.replace('supplyAddress', 'billingAddress');

Here's a demo showing this in action ->

answered Mar 30, 2011 at 23:51

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ThiefMaster · Accepted Answer · 2011-03-30 23:52:28Z

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It works fine. It doesn't replace it in place though - the replace() method returns a new string.

var test = "testing_supplyAddress_001";
var newTest = test.replace('supplyAddress', 'billingAddress');
alert(newTest);

answered Mar 30, 2011 at 23:52

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ThiefMaster · Accepted Answer · 2011-03-30 23:53:42Z

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This is just plain old javascript - but will work with jQuery too.

var test = "testing_supplyAddress_001".replace('supplyAddress', 'billingAddress');

edited Mar 30, 2011 at 23:53

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answered Mar 30, 2011 at 23:53

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