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I got a problem with javascript RegExp. I want to replace the a.href with textbox value when I click on the button.But, I don't want to replace the whole string just want to find and replace those are exact match with my RegExp. Here is my code

$(document).ready(function(){
    $('#btnRun').click(function(){
        var str = encodeURIComponent($('#mydata').val());
        var regExp = new RegExp('\\b' +encodeURIComponent( $('a').html()) + '\\b','gi');
        $('a').attr('href',$('a').attr('href').replace(regExp,str));
    });
});

this is my test code http://jsfiddle.net/4uAp5/1/

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Don't think you need a regex to do that. This code should accomplish what you are describing:

$('a').attr('href',$("#mydata").val());

Also worth noting is that the way you are targeting the link – $('a') – will select every link on the page...

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That will replace the entire href value, but he apparently only wants to replace the matched part. – Explosion Pills Apr 17 '13 at 4:56
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\\b does not match because the href value is encoded and results (in this specific example) in cMyTest1. c does not satisfy \\b. There are a variety of solutions depending upon specific circumstances. One is to use decodeURI on the href first before using the regex and then encode it later (although it's probably not needed).

http://jsfiddle.net/4uAp5/4/

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As I tested, there have some problem with Unicode character such as Chinese character. – kst Apr 17 '13 at 6:56

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