How can I use .replace to change a url structure from this+word to this-word?

Question

I'm going nuts trying to figure out how to replace a querystring url in Magento from using the + sign to using a dash (-) between words. I purchased an awesome extension from fishpig: http://fishpig.co.uk/magento/extensions/seo-search-urls/

But I have not been able to get it to work. Ben (the code) has been working with me to try to get the functionality going, but I'm trying to be a bit proactive.

It seems to me that the problem lies in a .replace section in his code.

                var value = fld.getValue()
                .toLowerCase()
                    .replace(/^\s+|\s+$/g, '')
                        .replace('  ', ' ');

All my search urls still have /this+word/ instead of /this-word/ but I don't see where in the .replace the change from the + to the - dash should occur.

Answer 1

You should escape + with backslash

var string="some+thing+in+my+closet";
alert(string.replace(/\+/g,"-"));