Use the OR operator (|
):
var str="#this #is__ __#a test###__";
str.replace(/#|_/g,''); // result: "this is a test"
You could also use a character class:
str.replace(/[#_]/g,'');
Fiddle
If you want to replace the hash with one thing and the underscore with another, then you will just have to chain. However, you could add a prototype:
String.prototype.allReplace = function(obj) {
var retStr = this;
for (var x in obj) {
retStr = retStr.replace(new RegExp(x, 'g'), obj[x]);
}
return retStr;
};
console.log('aabbaabbcc'.allReplace({'a': 'h', 'b': 'o'}));
// console.log 'hhoohhoocc';
Why not chain, though? I see nothing wrong with that.