non functioning [i]string[/i].replace() method

[classefied]

I have a var(array) 'highlighted', which contains short sub-strings like 'd1;d4;d12;d110;'
and when I call the function using- remv(d1), the substring remains in the string - no matter what.
The [highlight #FF99FF]function remv(str){
var RegExp= "/", noHighlight = ""
noHighlight= '\;' ; RegExp+= '\b' + noHighlight + '\b\g';
highlighted.replace(RegExp,'')
}[/highlight]
I can continually add substrings to the main string, but cannot delete any.
Help me [highlight]please![/highlight]

 

[jemminger]

1. "RegExp" is a reserved keyword in javascript - do not name a variable "RegExp" or you break the object RegExp()

2. if you want to remove the string "d1", you need to call remv("d1"), not remv(d1)

3. nowhere in your function remv() do you use the argument "str"!

try this:

var highlighted = 'd1;d4;d12;d110;';

function remv(str){
    var re = new RegExp("\\b" + str + ";", "gi");
    highlighted = highlighted.replace(re,'');
}

remv("d4");

alert(highlighted);

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[classefied]

Many thanks, I plugged in you suggestion and the function functioned for the first time in a week!!! I did not understand RegExp() was an object until now.
-->classefied