regexReplace

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Description

Description:
Searches given haystack with given pattern and replaces all matches with given replaceString.
Groups:
Regular Expression (Regex)

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

Notes

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[[Category:Introduced with arma3dev version 2.05]][[ Category: arma3dev: New Scripting Commands | REGEXREPLACE]][[ Category: arma3dev: Scripting Commands | REGEXREPLACE]]