Replace All Occurrences In A String Jquery

Question

I have a string of data..

This is a template body for  &lt&ltApproved&gt&gt &lt&ltSubmitted&gt&gt

I want to replace "&lt" with "<<" and "&gt" with ">>"

To replace "&lt" I wrote this code..

 var body = $('#txtHSliderl').val().replace("&lt", "<<");

But it only seems to replace the first occurrence..

This is a template body for  <<&ltApproved&gt&gt &lt&ltSubmitted&gt&gt

How do I replace all occurrences?

Answer 1

var body = $('#txtHSliderl').val().replace(/&lt/g, "<<");

Answer 2

You need to use a regular expression, so that you can specify the global (g) flag:

 var body = $('#txtHSliderl').val().replace(/&lt/g, "<<");