how do I replace \ in a string with \\

[mmyyyy]

Hello,

if I have a string "c:\folder1\file1.txt"
how do I convert the above string to "c:\\folder1\\file1.txt" by using javascript.
thanks in advance for your help.

 

[tsuji]

[tt]s="c:\\folder1\\file1.txt"; //input
t=s.replace(/\\/g,"\\\\"); //output
[/tt]

 

[mmyyyy]

Hi tsuji

thanks for the reply.

my goal was to replace c:\folder1\file1.txt with c:\\folder1\\file1.txt

not to replace c:\\folder1\\file1.txt with c:\\folder1\\file1.txt.

 

[tsuji]

It is doing what you're asking.
[tt]
s="c:\\folder1\\file1.txt"; //input
t=s.replace(/\\/g,"\\\\"); //output
alert(s+"\n"+t);

//if you like and that it risks to confuse you more
s="c:\x5cfolder1\x5cfile1.txt"; //input
t=s.replace(/\\/g,"\\\\"); //output
alert(s+"\n"+t);
[/tt]