I'm trying to replace every word in a text for another but couldn't find any of for doing that.
Like this example:
from this> hi my name is Robert.
to this> ligh ligh ligh ligh ligh (same amount of words)
Can someone help me? Thanks in advance.
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How do you define a word? What about `Foo1`, `_bar` etc...? – Kristianmitk Apr 26 '18 at 23:02
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Just use String.prototype.replace:
var from = 'hi my name is Robert.';
var to = from.replace(/([a-zA-Z]+)/g, 'ligh');
// or use `[a-zA-Z0-9]` if you want to allow numbers in a word
var to2 = from.replace(/([a-zA-Z0-9]+)/g, 'ligh');
console.log(to);
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`\w` is equivalent to `[A-Za-z0-9_]`. Thus for `'hi my name is Robert _ .'` it would fail. – Kristianmitk Apr 26 '18 at 23:01
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It depends how OP defines a *word* - maybe he is fine with e.g. *s1mple* – Kristianmitk Apr 26 '18 at 23:06