JavaScript basic replace two chars in same string

Question

I have:

var foo = \'(bar)\'
foo.replace(\'(\', \'\').replace(\')\', \'\')

So, I get bar without parentheses, is there a better

Answer 1

You could use a regex capturing everything inside parentheses in a capturing group as per Javascrip Regex e.g.

var foo = "(bar)";
var replacedStr = foo.replace(/\((.*)\)/g, "$1");

or replacing just the parentheses with empty string e.g.

var foo = "(bar)";
var replacedStr = foo.replace(/[()]/g, "");