replace asterisk innerhtml javascript [duplicate]

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how do i replace the asterisks with a blank ("") in the innerhtml using javascript? i have tried this.

document.getElementById("lab").innerHTML = document.getElementById("lab").innerHTML.replace(/&#42;/g, '');

and i also tried doing the asterisk itself but it gets commented.. searched everywhere i can't seem to find ways to remove the appended in innerhtml aside from replacing it with a blank.. are there any other options? i also tried searching for ways to use replace and other options. for added info i am using this for the validation of a form thanks in advance!

georg · Accepted Answer · 2013-09-23 07:38:58Z

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You have to escape the asterisk:

.....replace(/\*/g, "")

because it is a special character in regular expressions.

answered Sep 23, 2013 at 7:38

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Andre malupet Over a year ago

thank you very much i forgot how to escape characters

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