string replace function

[chris idr]

Hi all,

can anyone tell me if rhino properly supports the replace function in
javascript, as i have an example and it doesn't seem to.

all it seems to do is redirect the call to java replace.

i have a replace(/,/gi,";"); (the g means replace all and the i means
ignore case)

can anyone tell me how to make this work properly, or when it might be
added.

if its not going to be added anytime soon, then could someone be kind
enough to tell me what to change in rhino itself so i can get it to
work, and i will submit my fix to you for inspection

regards
chris wade

[Norris Boyd]

The replace function is completely implemented as far as I know:

js> var s = "Hi, Mom";
js> s.replace(/m/gi, 'b');
Hi, bob

What isn't working for you?

--Norris

[chris idr]

[Charles Lowell]

On Jan 12, 7:17 am, chris idr <ch...@idrsolutions.com> wrote:

Chris,

You have a reference to a java.lang.String. Try wrapping it in a
javascript string:

Rhino 1.7 release 1 2008 10 20
js> s = new java.lang.String("Hi Mom")
Hi Mom
js> s.replace(/m/gi,'b')
js: "<stdin>", line 3: The choice of Java constructor replace matching
JavaScript argument types (function,string) is ambiguous; candidate
constructors are:
class java.lang.String replace(char,char)
class java.lang.String replace
(java.lang.CharSequence,java.lang.CharSequence)
at <stdin>:3

js> new String(s).replace(/m/gi,'b')
Hi bob
js>