Remove quotes in javascript

Question

I am getting data in a variable as ""Value"". So, I want to remove quotes but only inner quotes. I tried with this but it's not working.

var value = "fetchedValue";
value = value.replace(/\"/g, "");

Can anyone explain with an example?

expected = "Value"

Your current `value` has no quotes in the variable - it's a string. Did you mean `var value = '"fetchedValue"';`? — CertainPerformance, Mar 24 '18 at 09:32
Possible duplicate of [I want to remove double quotes from a String](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/19156148/i-want-to-remove-double-quotes-from-a-string) — Momin, Mar 24 '18 at 09:34
Your example `var value = "fetchedValue"; value = value.replace(/\"/g, "");` makes no sense. There are no double quote characters in the 'value' variable initially. Also, what *specific* issue are you getting. Saying it's "not working" isn't helpful, describe how it isn't working and any console (or other) errors you're getting — Jayce444, Mar 24 '18 at 09:36
@CertainPerformance No I was getting data as ""FetchedValue"" but now it's working fine for me with value = value.replace(/\"/g, ""); — Vishesh, Mar 24 '18 at 09:45
Please provide an example that actually demonstrates the behaviour you're experiencing. Your `value` does **not** have any quotes in it, so people cannot help you correctly. — James Monger, Oct 10 '18 at 10:41

score 9 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 10 '18 at 10:40

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It's weird. Your solution should work.
Well, try this:

var value = "fetchedValue";
value = value.slice(1, -1);

answered Oct 10 '18 at 10:40

Sagar Chaudhary

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Short and simple – Vishesh Oct 10 '18 at 10:53

Kishan Patel · Answer 2 · 2019-03-26T07:29:23.237

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I hope this will work:

var value = '"fetchedValue"';
value = value.replace(/^"|"$/g, '');

edited Mar 26 '19 at 07:29

answered Oct 10 '18 at 10:49

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score 2 · Answer 3 · edited Jan 04 '21 at 08:03

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let str = '"Value"';
str = str.replace(/"|'/g, '');

output = Value

edited Jan 04 '21 at 08:03

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answered Jan 04 '21 at 08:00

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Welcome to Stack Overflow! It's good practice on StackOverflow to add an explanation as to why your solution should work. – 4b0 Jan 04 '21 at 08:04

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Oct 10 '18 at 11:21

This will take care about existing of two quotes ""

function removeQuotes(a) {
    var fIndex = a.indexOf('""');
    var lIndex = a.lastIndexOf('""');
    if(fIndex >= 0 && lIndex >= 0){
      a = a.substring(fIndex+1, lIndex+1);
    }
    return a;
    
}

console.log(removeQuotes('"Foo Bar"'));
console.log(removeQuotes('""Foo Bar""'));

Remove quotes in javascript

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