[Javascript] Escaping the PLUS SIGN

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----- Original Message -----
From: "David Lovering" <dlovering at gazos.com>
Subject: Re: [Javascript] Escaping the PLUS SIGN


> This isn't the most general solution, but how about
>
> var re = /\+/g;
> var newstr = str.replace(re, "_");  // or whatever other character is more
> appropriate
>
> I just tested it, and it worked fine.


It works fine. Thank you. Now, I'm curious about which one
is the "most general solution".





> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "innerlab.com" <info at innerlab.com>
> Subject: [Javascript] Escaping the PLUS SIGN
>
> > Hello:
> >
> > I am trying to replace plus signs in a string with another character,
but
> > I am getting a lot of errors. Below is a simple example in which a text
> > in a string is replaced by another:
> >
> > var str ="She sells sea shells by the sea";  // original string
> >
> > var strCut = "shells";  // text to be replaced by the one below
> > var replStr = "food";  // text that replaces the one above
> >
> > // replacing actions
> > var reg = new RegExp("\\b" + strCut + "\\b", "gi" )
> > var newstr = str.replace(reg, replStr)
> >
> > //   output
> > document.write(newstr)
> >
> > The original string becomes "She sells sea food by the sea"
> >
> > Now, how can I make the variable strCut be a plus sign?
> >
> > Thanks in advance
> >
> >
> >
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