javascript, replace works only with FF, why?

[artur.siara]

Hello,

I want to remove from string a <span> tag, but with leave the value of
that tag.

I have that code:

theExp = new RegExp("<span>", "g");
txt = txt.replace(theExp, "");

theExp1 = new RegExp("<\/span>", "g");
txt = txt.replace(theExp1, "");

and this works only with FF,
With IE it doesn't remove the tag.
With Opera the same

thanks a lot for help and sorry form my english

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best regards
Artur

[Martin Honnen]

ar*********@gmail.com wrote:

theExp = new RegExp("<span>", "g");
txt = txt.replace(theExp, "");

theExp1 = new RegExp("<\/span>", "g");
txt = txt.replace(theExp1, "");

and this works only with FF,
With IE it doesn't remove the tag.
With Opera the same

What is the initial value of txt then you try with? I have no problems
with IE or Opera with for instance the initial value
var txt = '<span>Kibology for all.</span>';
Which is the exact version of IE and Opera that code allgededly fails with?
I have tried with IE 6 and Opera 9.

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Martin Honnen
http://JavaScript.FAQTs.com/

[siara]

> What is the initial value of txt then you try with? I have no problems

with IE or Opera with for instance the initial value
var txt = '<span>Kibology for all.</span>';
Which is the exact version of IE and Opera that code allgededly fails with?
I have tried with IE 6 and Opera 9.

thanks for help;
In my example I directly use labels[i].innerHTML insted of txt (as
txt=labels[i].innerHTML).
Where I do that everythink is ok

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regards
Artur

[Lasse Reichstein Nielsen]

"siara" <ar*********@gmail.com> writes:

thanks for help;
In my example I directly use labels[i].innerHTML insted of txt (as
txt=labels[i].innerHTML).

Then the most plausible explanation is that IE's and Opera's innerHTML
produces tags in upper case.
A quick check shows that it is at least the case for Opera.

You can add "i" to the flags of the regexps to ignore case.

/L
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[siara]

Lasse Reichstein Nielsen wrote:

"siara" <ar*********@gmail.com> writes:

thanks for help;
In my example I directly use labels[i].innerHTML insted of txt (as
txt=labels[i].innerHTML).

Then the most plausible explanation is that IE's and Opera's innerHTML
produces tags in upper case.
A quick check shows that it is at least the case for Opera.

You can add "i" to the flags of the regexps to ignore case.

ok, I will remember that, thanks