Matching and replacing a part of a string..

[Aravinthakumar]

This is my code:

var gr = new GlideRecord('kb_knowledge');

gr.addQuery('number','KB0081186');

gr.query();


while (gr.next()){

gr.u_level_1= gr.u_level_1.replace("old", "new");

//or

//gr.u_level_1= gr.u_level_1.replace(/old/, "new"); //need to know the difference b/w this line and the above line

gr.update();

}

//Also there are many special characters like  below

gr.u_level_1= gr.u_level_1.replace(/old/g, "new");

gr.u_level_1= gr.u_level_1.replace(/old/D, "new");

Need to know the use of /g and /d characters in the replace function.

Can anyone explain more about finding a exact bit of a string and replace with other bit of string.

[Ankur Bawiskar]

Hi Aravinth,

the above is case insensitive search only

it will search both OLD and old and then replace

Regards

Ankur

[Barrilito van D]

Hi,

Use: gr.u_level_1= gr.u_level_1.replace("desktop", "computer");

The explanation of gr.u_level_1= gr.u_level_1.replace(/old/, "new"); is that every occurence of the string part "old" within the field u_level_1 will be replace with the string "new".

Regards!

[M Prasanth]

Hi ALL ,

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