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  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <title>replaceAll safe</title>
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  <pre id="out"></pre>
  <script>
    function unsafeRedact(text, name) {
      return text.replace(new RegExp(name, "g"), "[REDACTED]");
    }
    function safeRedact(text, name) {
      return text.replaceAll(name, "[REDACTED]");
    }
    var report = "A hacker called ha.*er used special characters in their name.";
    document.getElementById("out").textContent = [
      unsafeRedact(report, "ha.*er"),
      safeRedact(report, "ha.*er")
    ].join("\n");
  </script>
</body>
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