[JS] Replace a slash in a file path

[Roy Marshall]

Hi.

I have got the path for a file which contains slashes "/"

I need to use that path in my Javascript to load styles into my Application.

The syntax for that part requires colons to separate the folders, so I need to replace the slashes in the path.

I have tried:

mySlash = "\/";

myNewFilePath = myFilePath.replace (mySlash, ":");

but that doesn't replace.

I have also tried:

mySlash = "/";

but with no luck either

A similar line to replace "%20" with spaces works, so I know the replace function is working.

Does anyone know how i should construct this? 

Cheers

Roy

[Harbs. · Accepted solution]

try: mySlash = /\//;

Harbs

[Roy Marshall]

Thanks Harbs.

I just needed to add g to make the search global.

Nice!

Cheers

Roy

[Roy Marshall]

On another note then, how can I make the following replace global?

myPath.replace("%20"," ");

Roy

[Roy Marshall]

I have made a while loop to do this, but would be nice to see to use the global search would've worked.

mySpace = "%20";

while (myFilePath.search("%20")!= -1)

{

myFilePath = myFilePath.replace (mySpace, " ");

}

Cheers

Roy

[Jongware]

If I'm not mistaken, you only need to do this once:

myFilePath = myFilePath.replace (/%20/g, " ");

(the slash notation, rather than double quotes, instructs JS to use the GREP replace, which does allow the additional 'g'.)

(and I don't think the '%' is special inside GREPs, so it doesn't need a backslash escape.)

(.. which, thinking a bit further, makes the '%' character quite unique )

[Roy Marshall]

Thanks Guys.

I feel honoured having the answer come from 2 of the best!

Cheers

Roy