Javascript regex troubles

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12 Nov 2010, 5:48 pm

var date = "10.28.2008";
var replaceRegex = /\./g;

date.replace(replaceRegex, "/");

alert(date);

Shouldn't the alert say "10/28/2008"? It doesn't seem to be doing that.

CloudWalker
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12 Nov 2010, 6:16 pm

You need to store the output:
date = date.replace(replaceRegex, "/");

JakeGrover
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12 Nov 2010, 7:59 pm

Okay, thanks.

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