replace \r\n's with s

Question

I've successfully pulled in the JSON below however I am having an issue turning those pesky regex \r\n\r\n's into  's. I'm currently using the following code but it only escapes a few. I'm looking to replace ALL instances of regex including: \r\n, \r\n\r\n. The code I used before is:

$('<ul class="job-listing"><li class="job-position"><h2>'+post.m_positionName+'</h2></li><li class="job-description">'+post.m_description.replace('\r\n','<br />')+'</li></ul>').appendTo('body');

Here is the JSON:

[ { "m_id": 473644, "m_positionName": "Application Monitoring Software Engineer", "m_positionLocations": [ {} ], "m_active": true, "m_description": "Job Responsibilities:\r\n\r\n-Create world class application monitoring tools and dashboards for our health care applications\r\n\r\n-Develop business rules to pro actively identify and re-mediate system-level issues before they occur.\r\n\r\n-Create business intelligence reports for internal and external use as a supplement to software products.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nJob Requirements:\r\n\r\n-BS or MS Degree in computer science or any engineering discipline.\r\n-4+ years of experience with Java (or other object-oriented programming language).\r\n-Experience in SQL, Struts, Hibernate, Spring, Eclipse, JSP, JavaScript.\r\n-Highly motivated and self-driven personality.\r\n-Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills.\r\n-A vision for the future and a desire to make a difference.\r\n-Experience with Maven, Tomcat, PostgreSql, Jasper Reports,", "m_postedDate": "Jun 29, 2012 9:17:19 AM", "m_closingDate": "Jun 29, 2013 12:00:00 AM" }

Just to be clear, does \r\n\r\n turn into   or  ? — zzzzBov
– zzzzBov, Commented Nov 21, 2012 at 14:50
I'd have to see how it looks but lets say for now any instance of \r\n will turn into a single — gschervish
– gschervish, Commented Nov 21, 2012 at 14:51

Konstantin Dinev · Accepted Answer · 2012-11-21 14:53:31Z

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Use this:

post.m_description.replace(/\r\n|\n|\r/g, '<br />');

edited Nov 21, 2012 at 14:53

answered Nov 21, 2012 at 14:48

Konstantin Dinev

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gschervish Over a year ago

Where does that code go? Does it just replace what I wrote? post.m_description.replace('\r\n',' ')+'</li></ul>')

Konstantin Dinev Over a year ago

@user1324700 Yes the replace there should be changed to the global regex that I have provided in my answer. I have edited the answer.

Ari McBrown · Accepted Answer · 2012-11-21 14:48:38Z

Try this:

replace(/\r\n/, '<br/>')

regular expressions in JS don't need to be encapsulated by quotes

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