regexReplace

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Description

Description:

Searches given haystack with given pattern and replaces all matches with given replaceString.

Groups:

Strings - Regular Expression

Syntax

Syntax:

haystack regexReplace [pattern, replace string]

Parameters:

haystack: String

pattern: String - Format regex pattern

replaceString: String - Reference

Return Value:

String - Modified text

Examples

Example 1:

"wookie boOkie cookie" regexReplace [".oo/gio", "[$']"]; // "[kie boOkie cookie]kie [kie cookie]kie [kie]kie"

Example 2:

"wookie boOkie cookie" regexReplace [".oo/gio", "[$&]"]; // "[woo]kie [boO]kie [coo]kie"

Example 3:

"wook1e boOk2e cook3e" regexReplace [".oo/gio", "[$`]"]; // "[]kie [k1e ]k2e [k2e ]k3e"

Example 4:

"wook1e boOk2e cook3e" regexReplace [".(oo)(.*?)e", "[$2]"]; // "[k1] [k2] [k3]"

Example 5:

"wOokie boOkie cookie" regexReplace [".(?<test>oo)kie/gio", "[$+{test}]"]; // "[oo] [oO] [oo]"

Additional Information

See also:

regexMatch regexFind

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