reReplace

Uses a regular expression (regex) to search a string for a string pattern and replace it with another. The search is case-sensitive.

reReplace(string, regex, substring [, scope]) → returns string

string.reReplace(regex, substring[, scope])

Argument Reference

A string or a variable that contains one

Regular expression to replace.

A string or a variable that contains one. Replaces substring with the regex match

* one: Replace the first occurrence of the regular
expression. Default.
* all: Replace all occurrences of the regular expression.

Values:

Examples

Sample code invoking the reReplace function

This example strips out all characters except a-z and 0-9.

reReplace("test 123!", "[^a-z0-9]", "", "ALL")

Expected Result: test123

Uses a back reference: \1 to extract the pattern contained within the parenthesis.

reReplace("123abc456", "[0-9]+([a-z]+)[0-9]+", "\1")

Expected Result: abc

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Argument Reference