jquery find element in string and replace for something else

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So what I want to do is get new Date():

Wed Oct 02 2013 22:15:00 GMT-0400 (EDT)

And replace the 22:15:00 for something else...

Is that possible using jquery?

Arun P Johny · Accepted Answer · 2013-10-02 03:59:14Z

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You can use a regex and .replace()

'Wed Oct 02 2013 22:15:00 GMT-0400 (EDT)'.replace(/\d\d:\d\d:\d\d/, '00:00:00')

answered Oct 2, 2013 at 3:59

Arun P Johny

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Darkagelink Over a year ago

I get a "Uncaught TypeError: Object [object Date] has no method 'replace'" any idea why?

Darkagelink Over a year ago

I'm doing this var l = new Date; then l.replace(/\d\d:\d\d:\d\d/, '00:00:00')

Arun P Johny Over a year ago

@Darkagelink in that case see the next answer by stevaity ... use l.setHours(0); l.setMinutes(0); l.setSeconds(0);

Steve Robinson · Accepted Answer · 2013-10-02 04:00:05Z

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I think you need a generic solution. You could go for a regex based solution. But lets keep it simple.

What you have in hand is a Date object right? The Date object supports methods like setHours(), setMinutes() and setSeconds(). Use them to change the time!

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date

answered Oct 2, 2013 at 4:00

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