REReplace()

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Uses a regular expression (RE) to search a string for a string pattern and replace it with another.

The search is case-sensitive.

REReplace( string=string, regex=string, substring=string, scope=string );

Returns: String

Argument Description Default
string
string, required 		edit

String within which to search.
regex
string, required 		edit

Regular expression to replace.

Alias: reg_expression
substring
string, required 		edit

replacement
scope
string, optional 		edit
  • one (default): Replace the first occurrence of the regular expression.
  • all: Replace all occurrences of the regular expression.

one

Examples

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	writeDump(rereplace("xxabcxxabcxx","ABC","def"));
	writeDump(REReplace("CABARET","C|B","G","ALL"));
	writeDump(REReplace("CABARET","[A-Z]","G","ALL"));
	writeDump(REReplace("I love jellies","jell(y|ies)","cookies"));
	writeDump(REReplace("I love jelly","jell(y|ies)","cookies"));
	writeDump(REReplace("hello john how are you:", "['[:space:]']+", "_", "ALL"));

See also