I need help with some javascript:

**thenextbesthang** · 10-06-2006, 02:17 PM

I am trying to replace [[x y z]]
with
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/x_y_z">x y z</a>".
, similarly i am trying to replace [[x#y]]
with
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/x#y">x#y</a>
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here is what I have so far:
<html>
<head>
<title>Project.Link</title>
</head>
<body>
<script type= "text/javascript">
var input = window.prompt("Enter Text Here");
for(i=0;i<=input.length;i++)
{
var openbrackets = input.indexOf("[[");
var closebrackets = input.indexOf("]]");
var linkstart = openbrackets+2;
var linkend = closebrackets--;
var link = input.substring(linkstart, linkend);
}
for (i=linkstart;i<=linkend;i++)
{
if (link.charAt(i) == " ")
{
var replace_ = link.replace(" ", "_");
}
}
for (i=0;i<=input.length;i++)
{
var replaceo = input.replace("[[", '<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/'+replace_+'">');
var replacec = input.replace("]]", '</a>');
}
var sentence = replaceo.concat(link);
var tsentence= document.write(sentence.concat(replacec));
</script>
</body>
</html>

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Can anyone help me? Where is my code wrong?!?!

**logic ali** · 10-12-2006, 12:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thenextbesthang

I am trying to replace [[x y z]]
with
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/x_y_z">x y z</a>".
, similarly i am trying to replace [[x#y]]
with
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/x#y">x#y</a>

Where is my code wrong?!?!

Life's to short to care. I don't know what characters and spacing you accept, but try this using alphanumeric characters:

Code:

do
{
 var userInput = window.prompt("Enter [[x y z]] or [[x#y]]");

 if(userInput)
 {
  userInput=userInput.replace(/\[\[\s*(\w)\s+(\w)\s+(\w)\s*\]\]/, "<a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/$1_$2_$3\">$1 $2 $3</a>");
 
  userInput=userInput.replace(/\[\[\s*(\w)#(\w)\s*\]\]/, "<a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/$1#$2\">$1#$2</a>");

  alert(userInput);
 } 

}while(userInput);

**seomumbai** · 10-16-2006, 03:17 AM

I think tht sending special characters is not accepted. so u try by using a alphabet which would be good.