Remove both words from string with JavaScript? [duplicate]

Question

I need to remove 2 words from a string. The words are _with and _and so raised_hand_with_fingers_and_splayed becomes raised_hand_fingers_splayed

The regex /_with|_and/ appears to work in https://regexr.com/ but when I use it with JavaScript only the _with is removed:

const str = `raised_hand_with_fingers_and_splayed`;
const newStr = str.replace(/_with|_and/,"")

You missed the global flag g that regexr includes by default — j08691
– j08691, Commented Sep 23, 2019 at 20:27

Barmar · Accepted Answer · 2019-09-23 20:24:21Z

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You need the g modifier to perform multiple replacements. Otherwise it just replaces the first match.

const str = `raised_hand_with_fingers_and_splayed`;
const newStr = str.replace(/_with|_and/g,"")
console.log(newStr);

answered Sep 23, 2019 at 20:24

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