Replace First N Occurrences in the String

Question

How can I replace first N occurrences of many whitespaces and tabs in the following string:

07/12/2017  11:01 AM             21523 filename with         


        

Answer 1

I'd go with something like this. Though I kinda like Derek's answer so I'll look his up and understand what he/she does in it.

var mytext = "some text separated by spaces and spaces and more spaces";
var iterationCount = 4;
while(iterationCount > 0)
  {
    mytext = mytext.replace(" ", "");
    iterationCount--;
  }
return mytext;