javascript replace() not replacing text containing literal \r\n strings

Question

Using this bit of code trims out hidden characters like carriage returns and linefeeds with nothing using javascript just fine:

value = value.replace(/[\\r\\         


        

Answer 1

To just remove them, this seems to work for me:

value = value.replace(/[\r\n]/g, "");

You don't need the * after the character set because the g flag solves that for you.

Note, this will remove all \r or \n chars whether they are in this exact sequence or not.

Working demo of this option: http://jsfiddle.net/jfriend00/57GtJ/

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If you want to remove these characters only when in this exact sequence (e.g. only when a \r is directly followed by a \n, you could use this:

value = value.replace(/\r\n/g, "");

Working demo of this option: http://jsfiddle.net/jfriend00/Ta3sn/