How to extract individual word and change them into hyperlinks?

[1965]

Hi,all.
I want to extract all words ( not including punctuations) from a text and convert all individual words into hyperlinks directing a dictionary site. When clicking on any word will go to the dict site. How to write the javascript?
For example:
"This is a text for extraction."
The dictionary site is http://www.dic.com/
The html should be like:
This is a text for extraction.
The embedded links should be : http://www.dic.com/This
http://www.dic.com/is
http://www.dic.com/a
http://www.dic.com/text
...
Thank you very much in advance.

[gits]

hi ...

let me give you an idea:

// we declare an empty string that we use as a new html-block
// later on
var new_html = '';
 
// your text-value that you have from wherever
var text = 'This is a text for extraction.';
 
// now we create a list from the sentence with a regEx
// and leave the punctuations
var words = text.match(/(\w[^ ,.!?]+)/g);
 
// we create the new html block here
for (var i = 0; i < words.length; i++) {
    var word = words[i];
 
    new_html += '<a href="http://www.dic.com/' + word + '">' + word + '</a>';
}
 
// alert the new html block code
alert(new_html);
 

have a look at the comments, now you simply have to add new_html wherever you want ... use innerHTML for that ...

kind regards

[1965]

gits. You are great.

Thank you very much for your kind and detailed answer. Your answer should be awarded 5 stars though I have not tested it.

[gits]

hi :)

lets have a look whether it works for you ... post back anytime in case have problems with it ...

kind regards

[1965]

Gits:

It partially works.

There is a text including "(" and "--", and"." and "," and "..." and "$"

For example
"RAMADI, Iraq (AP) -- The women received their first paychecks a few weeks ago - about $500 for a month's work as police officers. They paid rent, bought food, wiped out debts. But the seemingly simple transaction has left at least one woman in fear for her life, another threatened with divorce...."

Your script parsed it as:
"RAMADI Iraq AP) The women received their first paychecks few weeks ago about 500 for month's work as police officers They paid rent bought food wiped out debts But the seemingly simple transaction has left at least one woman in fear for her life another threatened with divorce "

Why?
Please help.

[gits]

hi ...

it was a simple example :) ... have a look at the regEx ... it simply matches all regular characters ... and we leave ' ' and '.' and etc. for sure ... so you may adapt the regEx to your needs ...

kind regrads