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Regex to replace multiple spaces with a single space
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How can I automatically replace all instances of multiple spaces, with a single space, in Javascript?
I've tried chaining some s.replace
but this doesn't seem optimal.
I'm using jQuery as well, in case it's a builtin functionality.
You could use a regular expression replace:
str = str.replace(/ +(?= )/g,'');
Credit: The above regex was taken from Regex to replace multiple spaces with a single space
There are a lot of options for regular expressions you could use to accomplish this. One example that will perform well is:
str.replace( /\s\s+/g, ' ' )
See this question for a full discussion on this exact problem: Regex to replace multiple spaces with a single space
you all forget about quantifier n{X,} http://www.w3schools.com/jsref/jsref_regexp_nxcomma.asp
here best solution
str = str.replace(/\s{2,}/g, ' ');
You can also replace without a regular expression.
while(str.indexOf(' ')!=-1)str.replace(' ',' ');