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Created November 20, 2013 17:37
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regex string replace js.js
// Mistake
var str = "David is an Arsenal fan, which means David is great";
str.replace("David", "Darren"); // "Darren is an Arsenal fan, which means David is great"
// Desired
str.replace(/David/g, "Darren"); // "Darren is an Arsenal fan, which means Darren is great"
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