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Javascript string replace
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replaceText.js
replaceText = function(string, oldText, newText) {
index = string.indexOf(oldText);
front = string.substring(0, index);
back = string.substring(index + oldText.length);
return front + newText + back;
};
replaceTextGlobal = function(string, oldText, newText) {
while(string.indexOf(oldText) >= 0) {
string = replaceText(string, oldText, newText);
}
return string;
};
console.log(replaceText("Randall","a","e"));
console.log(replaceTextGlobal("Randall","a","e"));
console.log(replaceText("Randall Reed","Randall","Randy"));
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