how to replace javascript '\' with another char

Question

i have a var in javascript that looks like this:

C:\docs\path\file.exe

how can i replace \\ with another char like ? so the var becomes

C:?docs?path?file.exe

edit
i am trying to find the size of a file in JS. the only way i managed to do it, is to call a [WebMethod] using $ajax. when i try to send the path as it is, i get an escape character error, so i chose to replace '\\' by '?' and then the [WebMethod] replaces '?' with '\\' check the file size and returns it.

Answer 1

You can do this:

yourVar = yourVar.replace(/\\/g, '?');

The backslash has to be doubled in the regular expression because it's special in that syntax. Otherwise, it's pretty simple.

Answer 2

var path = "C:\\docs\\path\\file.exe";
path = path.replace(/\\/g,"?");
alert(path);

You need to escape the "\\" characters for this to work properly.

Answer 3

escape the \\ with \\\\ so

document.write(myPath.replace("\\\\", "?"));

Answer 4

var path = "C:\\docs\\path\\file.exe"
path ; //# => C:\docs\path\file.exe
path = path.replace(/\\/g, '?');
path ; //# => C:?docs?path?file.exe

Answer 5

have u tried this ?

var str = "C:\docs\path\file.exe"
var newStr = str.replace(/\\/g,"?")