JavaScript replace only replaces first Match

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var textTitle    this is a test  var result   textTitle replace        20      But the replace functions stops at the first instance of the     and I get the   Result    this 20is a test   Any ideas on where Im going wrong im sure its a simple fix

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You need a  g on there  like this    x000D   x000D  var textTitle    this is a test   x000D  var result   textTitle replace    g    20    x000D   x000D  console log result   x000D   x000D   x000D    You can play with it here  the default  replace   behavior is to replace only the first match  the  g modifier  global  tells it to replace all occurrences

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Try using replaceWith   or replaceAll    http   api jquery com replaceAll

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The same  if you need  generic  regex from string      x000D   x000D  const textTitle    this is a test   x000D  const regEx   new RegExp       g    x000D  const result   textTitle replace regEx     20    x000D  console log result       this 20is 20a 20test  will be a result x000D       x000D   x000D   x000D

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For that you neet to use the g flag of regex     Like this    var new string old string replace     regex   g   replacement text     That sh

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From w3schools  The replace   method searches for a match between a substring  or regular expression  and a string  and replaces the matched substring with a new substring  Would be better to use a regex here then   textTitle replace    g    20

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textTitle replace    g    20

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Try using a regex instead of a string for the first argument    this is a test  replace    g   20           this 20is 20a 20test

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