Question

How to replace multiple spaces in a string with a single space between words in JavaScript

Answer 1

function replaceMultipleSpaces(string) {
    // Use a regular expression to replace multiple spaces with a single space
    let result = string.replace(/\s+/g, ' ');

    // Trim leading and trailing spaces
    return result.trim();
}

const string = "   This   is    a   string   with   multiple    spaces   ";
const outputString = replaceMultipleSpaces(string);

console.log(`"${outputString}"`);



/*
run:

"This is a string with multiple spaces"

*/

 

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