Question

How to remove specific characters from a string in Node.js

Answer 1

function removeSpecificCharactersFromString(str, charsToRemove) {
    for (const ch of charsToRemove) {
        str = str.replace(new String(ch).toString(), "");
    }
    
    return str;
}
        
let phone = "(333) 333-3333";
const charsToRemove = ['(', ')', '-'];

phone = removeSpecificCharactersFromString(phone, charsToRemove);

console.log(phone);



/*
run:

333 3333333

*/

 

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Answer 2

let phone = "(333) 333-3333";

phone = phone.replace('(', '').replace(')', '').replace('-', '');

console.log(phone);



/*
run:

333 3333333

*/

 

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