javascript - Replacing nested quotes in a faulty string inside XML Attribute using Regular Expression -

i have faulty string inside xml file: summary="the name "rambo"."

i replace inner quotes " using regex output like:

summary="the name &quotrambo&quot."

this should work you, buddie!

var outer = '"the name "rambo"."'; var inner = outer.replace(/^"|"$/g, ''); var final = '"' + inner.replace(/"/g, '"') + '"'; // (string) => "the name "rambo"." 

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edit: shortcut little bit, it's asymmetrical because javascript not support regexp lookbehind

var str = '"the name "rambo"."'; var final = '"' + str.substr(1).replace(/"(?!$)/g, '"'); // (string) => "the name "rambo"." 

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edit 2: using str.slice looks can simpler!

var str = '"the name "rambo"."'; var final = '"' + str.slice(1, -1).replace(/"/g, '"') + '"'; // (string) => "the name "rambo"."