The Fastest Way To Replace All Occurrences Of A String In JavaScript

ECMAScript 2021 will introduce a new String method, called replaceAll. As you can infer from the name, this method allows you to replace all the occurrences of a String in one go.

Let's see the new method in action. With the code snippet below, you replace the word "boring" with the word "powerful".

const myStr = "JavaScript is a boring programming language. JavaScript is the most boring!";

const newStr = myStr.replaceAll("boring", "powerful");

console.log(newStr);

Run the above code to see what happens! However, it's important to note that the method String.prototype.replaceAll() does not modify the string on which it's called. The method returns a new String.

Before it, you would need to use RegEx or other workarounds, which would take longer. Therefore, the new method replaceAll is a great addition.

If you want to read more about the new ECMAScript 2021 Features, I recommend reading the JavaScript ES2021 article.