replace multiple texts from string javascript

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hello there i'm trying to replace a list of selected words with images.... soo i tried the below code..

function replaceTextWithEmoticon(text)
{


return text.replace("[[happybirthday]]","");
      return text.replace(":s","");
      return text.replace(":%","");
      return text.replace("[[boo]]","");
      return text.replace(":>","");
      return text.replace("[[busted]]","");
      return text.replace(":*:)","");
      return text.replace("[[goodnight]]","");
      return text.replace("[[newhere]]","");
      return text.replace("[[nicethread]]","");
      return text.replace("[[nospam]]","");
      return text.replace("[[offtopic]]","");
      return text.replace("0:)","");
      return text.replace("^^'","");
      return text.replace("E:|","");
      return text.replace("[:|","");
      return text.replace("v:(v","");
      return text.replace("v0v","");
      return text.replace("B)","");
      return text.replace("[[dancewithpartner]]","");
      return text.replace("[[buttdance]]","");
      return text.replace("3:)","");
      return text.replace("[[excited]]","");
      return text.replace("[[fartsingle]]","");
      return text.replace("[[fartdouble]]","");
      return text.replace("[[midfing]]","");
      return text.replace("[[cheerleader]]","");
      return text.replace("[[bgfight]]","");
      return text.replace("[[score]]","");
      return text.replace("[[thumbdown]]","");
      return text.replace("[[musichappy]]","");
      return text.replace("[[wave]]","");
      return text.replace(";)","");
      return text.replace(":)","");
      return text.replace("[[brushnails]]","");
      return text.replace("[[backhug]]","");
      return text.replace("[[friendshi5]]","");
      return text.replace("[[makehappy]]","");
      return text.replace("[[bfgfhug]]","");
      return text.replace("[[lovehug]]","");
      return text.replace("[[naughty]]","");
      return text.replace("[[laughhard]]","");
      return text.replace("[[laughnormal]]","");
      return text.replace("[[iluvu]]","");
      return text.replace("[[kisshand]]","");
      return text.replace("[[coupleluv]]","");
      return text.replace("[[cheekkiss]]","");
      return text.replace("<3","");
      return text.replace("[[candlelightdinner]]","");
      return text.replace("[[intenseluv]]","");
      return text.replace("[[merrygoround]]","");
      return text.replace("[[toiletplungerkiss]]","");
      return text.replace("[[kissinglips]]","");
      return text.replace(":(","");
      return text.replace(":P","");
      return text.replace(":p","");
      return text.replace(":P|","");
      return text.replace(":p|","");
      return text.replace("[[welcome]]","");
      return text.replace("[[wtf]]","");


}

the above code only replaces the "[[happybirthday]]" in the string and nothing else.. and when there are more than one [[happybirthday]] it only replaces the first one... can any one please tell me what i have done wrong here.. ? thanks in advance.. :)

shyam · Accepted Answer

return means that the nothing below it will be executed. Instead you should assign it to a variable and return that

function replaceTextWithEmoticon(text)
{

  text = text.replace(/$$\[happybirthday$$\]/g,"");
  text = text.replace(/:s/g,"");
  text = text.replace(/$$\[wtf$$\]/g,"");

  ...
  return text;

}

EDIT By default replace will only replace the first occurrence to replace all you have to use the global flag for on the regex. See update

replace multiple texts from string javascript

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