JavaScript - Non-RegEx String Replace Function

This is a Non-RegEx String Replace Function!

All RegEx special characters from "Match" and "Replace" parameters are automatically escaped!

Some people alerted me that v1.0 is not compatible with Internet Explorer, so I decided to release v1.1!
(v1.0 is not compatible because Internet Explorer does not support functions default parameters values!)

v1.1 (Compatible with Internet Explorer)
<script> function StringReplace(String, Match, Replace, Options) { //__________________ StringReplace(Function) v1.1 ___________________ //arguments (parameters) work as local variables inside functions! //v1.1 is compatible with Internet Explorer (IE) //v1.0 is not compatible because IE does not support functions default parameters values //("" = Empty String) - (Alternative to default parameters values) if (String === undefined) {String = ""}; if (Match === undefined) {Match = ""}; if (Replace === undefined) {Replace = ""}; if (Options === undefined) {Options = ""}; //Escape RegEx "Match" variable special characters ($& means the whole matched string) //Source: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Guide/Regular_Expressions Match = Match.replace(/[.*+?^${}()|[\]\\]/g, '\\$&'); //Escape RegEx "Replace" variable special character ($$ = literal $) //Necessary in order to avoid backreferences such as $1, $2, $&, etc Replace = Replace.replace(/\$/g, "$$$$") String = String.replace(RegExp(Match, Options), Replace); return String; }; //____________________________ Function Above / Examples Below ____________________________ UserString = "AAA-aaa_BBB-bbb_CCC-ccc_\\ \\\\ \\\\\\ / // /// _ . .. ... * ** ***"; UserString2 = "SpecialTest .*+?^${}()|[]\\ SpecialTest"; result = ""; result += StringReplace(UserString2, ".*+?^${}()|[]\\", "$& $$& $$$&", "gi") + "\n" ; result += StringReplace(UserString2, ".*+?^${}()|[]\\", "$1 $$2 $$$3", "gi") + "\n\n" ; result += StringReplace(UserString, "\\", "@", "gi") + "\n" ; result += StringReplace(UserString, "/", "@", "gi") + "\n" ; result += StringReplace(UserString, ".", "@", "gi") + "\n" ; result += StringReplace(UserString, "*", "@", "gi") + "\n" ; result += StringReplace(UserString, "A", "@", "gi") + "\n" ; result += StringReplace(UserString, "B", "@", "gi") + "\n" ; result += StringReplace(UserString, "C", "@", "gi") + "\n" ; alert(result); </script>

v1.0 (Not compatible with Internet Explorer)
<script> function StringReplace(String = "", Match = "", Replace = "", Options = "") { //__________________ StringReplace(Function) v1.0 ___________________ //arguments (parameters) work as local variables inside functions! //Escape RegEx "Match" variable special characters ($& means the whole matched string) //Source: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Guide/Regular_Expressions Match = Match.replace(/[.*+?^${}()|[\]\\]/g, '\\$&'); //Escape RegEx "Replace" variable special character ($$ = literal $) //Necessary in order to avoid backreferences such as $1, $2, $&, etc Replace = Replace.replace(/\$/g, "$$$$") String = String.replace(RegExp(Match, Options), Replace); return String; }; //____________________________ Function Above / Examples Below ____________________________ UserString = "AAA-aaa_BBB-bbb_CCC-ccc_\\ \\\\ \\\\\\ / // /// _ . .. ... * ** ***"; UserString2 = "SpecialTest .*+?^${}()|[]\\ SpecialTest"; result = ""; result += StringReplace(UserString2, ".*+?^${}()|[]\\", "$& $$& $$$&", "gi") + "\n" ; result += StringReplace(UserString2, ".*+?^${}()|[]\\", "$1 $$2 $$$3", "gi") + "\n\n" ; result += StringReplace(UserString, "\\", "@", "gi") + "\n" ; result += StringReplace(UserString, "/", "@", "gi") + "\n" ; result += StringReplace(UserString, ".", "@", "gi") + "\n" ; result += StringReplace(UserString, "*", "@", "gi") + "\n" ; result += StringReplace(UserString, "A", "@", "gi") + "\n" ; result += StringReplace(UserString, "B", "@", "gi") + "\n" ; result += StringReplace(UserString, "C", "@", "gi") + "\n" ; alert(result); </script>


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