Regex to replace multiple spaces with a single space

Question

Given a string like:

\"The dog      has a long   tail, and it     is RED!\"

What kind of jQuery or JavaScript magic can be used to keep spaces to only o

Answer 1

I suggest

string = string.replace(/ +/g," ");

for just spaces
OR

string = string.replace(/(\s)+/g,"$1");

for turning multiple returns into a single return also.