Nice way to replace multiple strings in javascript

Question

is there any way to do the next lines of code more elegant in javascript? Basically I am trying to replace any occurrence of {{ or }} with empty string. Here is what I use now:

tmp = "{{ some_text }}"
tmp = tmp.replace(/{{/g , "");
tmp = tmp.replace(/}}/g , "");
tmp = tmp.trim();

Thanks!

adeneo · Accepted Answer · 2014-07-03 18:05:19Z

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You can use OR in the regex

tmp = "{{ some_text }}";
tmp = (tmp.replace(/{{|}}/g, "")).trim();

answered Jul 3, 2014 at 18:05

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Popnoodles Over a year ago

Do you need the extra parentheses?

adeneo Over a year ago

@Popnoodles - not really, just added them to make it "clearer", at least I thought so !

Amal · Accepted Answer · 2014-07-03 18:06:09Z

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This one handles the whitespace as well:

tmp = tmp.replace(/{{\s*|\s*}}/g, '')
"some_text"

answered Jul 3, 2014 at 18:06

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Avinash Raj · Accepted Answer · 2014-07-03 18:04:55Z

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Just try the below,

tmp = tmp.replace(/{{|}}/g , "");
tmp = tmp.trim();

In regex | symbol means logical OR operator.

answered Jul 3, 2014 at 18:04

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