Javascript regex - remove all special characters except comma

Question

In javascript, how to remove all special characters from a string except a comma?

sample string: ABC/D A.b.c.;Qwerty

should return: ABCDAbc;Qwerty

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tousle May 01 '12 at 10:38

2 answers

jfriend00 · Answer 1 · 2012-05-01T22:43:32+0000

var str = "ABC/D A.b.c.;Qwerty";
var result = str.replace(/[^A-Za-z;]/g, "");

gdoron · Answer 2 · 2012-05-01T22:44:07+0000

var str = "ABC/D A.b.c.;Qwerty";
var result = str.replace(/[^A-Za-z;]/g, ""); // 21ABCDAbc;Qwerty