How to replace " with \"

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I need to do that replacement, the problem is, in replace() I have to put a \ before ", so does to really do a replacement.

str = str.replace("\"", "\"");

this is not possible:

str = str.replace("\"", "\\"");

How can I solve this?

Posted 15-Jul-11 5:39am

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Nagy Vilmos · Accepted Answer · 2011-07-15T05:44:00

If I understand, you want to replace " with \". To do this the line is:

str = str.replace("\"", "\\\"");

Each character is escaped.

Posted 15-Jul-11 5:44am

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Maxdd 7 15-Jul-11 11:45am

So obvious, thank you very much.

#realJSOP · Accepted Answer · 2011-07-15T05:44:00

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str = str.Replace("\"", "\\\"");

Posted 15-Jul-11 5:44am

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Maxdd 7 15-Jul-11 11:45am

Thanks for helping.