Remove multiple strings using replace

Question

I'm trying to remove "FC", "AFC" or "London" if a string includes those strings. I have tried:

  $scope.teamName = function(url) {
            return url.replace('AFC'|'London'|'FC', '');
        };

String could be for example "Arsenal London FC".

Doesn't work though :(

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 01 '15 at 19:51

1

You can use regex /AFC|London|FC/g to get all matches:

var str = "Arsenal London FC";
alert(str.replace(/AFC|London|FC/g, ''));

answered Feb 01 '15 at 19:51

Shomz

What if football clup's name contains FC like OFFCAST ? – effe Feb 01 '15 at 19:56
It will fail just like the regular replace. :) OP said: `if a string includes those strings`, but that's why I left it case sensitive. – Shomz Feb 01 '15 at 19:58

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 01 '15 at 19:52

1

It should be:

return url.replace(/AFC|London|FC/ig, "");

"i" = Case Insensitive

"g" = Global match (find all matches rather stopping after the first match)

answered Feb 01 '15 at 19:52

Michael Mikhjian

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