How to replace particular string from a multiline textarea using jQuery?

Question

When i have string which consists of a single line, replace works just fine.

As soon as i type in some text into text area and press enter as for new line, replace won't work anymore.

var currentValue = $('#service-field').val();
$('#service-field').val(currentValue.replace("particular string",""));

What should I do?

you should take into account that the string might have a linebreak in it. — Kevin B, Aug 15 '13 at 18:51
yep, you might also be interested by this post, http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1068280/javascript-regex-multiline-flag-doesnt-work — just_a_dude, Aug 15 '13 at 18:52

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 15 '13 at 18:54

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Try this to make sure you capture all occurrences, and not just the ones on the first line:

$('#service-field').val(currentValue.replace(/particular string/g, ""));

Or with a variable:

var t = "particular string";
$('#service-field').val(currentValue.replace(eval("/" + t + "/g"), ""));

answered Aug 15 '13 at 18:54

Yuck

Any way to pass "particular string as a variable this way? – Parthanaux Aug 15 '13 at 18:57
Now I'm getting error: "Uncaught SyntaxError: Invalid regular expression: missing /". – Parthanaux Aug 15 '13 at 19:02
You're missing a parenthesis or quotation mark most likely. The above works for me. – Yuck Aug 15 '13 at 19:06

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