Nodejs String Sanitize sanitizeSpacing()

Method Source Code

"use strict";//w  ww.j  a  v a  2  s.  c  o  m

/**
  Custom string functions to help with term extraction
*/

String.prototype.sanitizeSpacing = function () {
    return this
        .replace(/[\t\r\n\-]/g, ' ')  // Newline/tab to single space
        .replace(/  +/g, ' ')          // Multiple 'spaces' to single 
        .trim();                       // Trim (spaces from new lines etc)
};

Related

1. sanitize()

   String.prototype.sanitize = function() {
       return $('<div/>').text(this).html();
   };
   

2. sanitize()

   String.prototype.sanitize = function(){
       return this.replace(/</g, '&lt;').replace(/>/g, '&gt;');
   

3. sanitize()

   String.prototype.sanitize = function() {
     return this
       .replace(/&/g, '&')
       .replace(/</g, '&lt;')
       .replace(/>/g, '&gt;')
       .replace(/"/g, '&quot;')
       .replace(/'/g, '&#39;')
   

4. sanitize()

   String.prototype.sanitize = function () {
       var str = this.replace(/<[^>]*?>/g, '');
       return str;
   };
   

5. sanitizeToId()

   String.prototype.sanitizeToId = function () {
     return this.replace(/\]/g, '').replace(/[^-a-zA-Z0-9:.]/g, '_');
   };