Question

I want to replace a particular string in #TextArea1. This happens when a button is clicked.

Trying it out with the below code, but unable to get it work:

$('#TextArea1').text().replace("wef","--");

What is the correct syntax to replace a word in a div?

Answer 1

replace() creates a new string and returns it, so it’s getting returned into thin air. You need to grab the new string and send it back into the textbox. This jsfiddle shows how.

<textarea id="t">
    hello
</textarea>

var text = $('#t').text();
text = text.replace('h', 'b');
$('#t').text(text);