Difference between revisions of "Replace string"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
imported>StDoodle (Created page with '{{ #vardefine:name|replace_string}}{{ #vardefine:return_type|buffer}}{{ FunctionPage| name={{#var:name}}| function_category=String Handling Routines| function1={{Function| name…') |
imported>StDoodle m |
||
| Line 30: | Line 30: | ||
}}| | }}| | ||
| − | function_description= | + | function_description=Searches through the supplied {{pspan|original}} text, replacing every instance of {{pspan|find}} with {{pspan|replace}}, and returns the result.| |
needscode=yes| | needscode=yes| | ||
| − | special= | + | special=Matches are made left-to-right, and once a portion of the supplied {{pspan|original}} is noted as a match, searching continues from the next character after said match.| |
}} | }} | ||
Revision as of 15:03, 12 March 2010
needs(code_samples);
Function Syntax
buffer replace_string(buffer original ,string find ,string replace )
buffer replace_string(string original ,string find ,string replace )
- original is the starting string or buffer
- find is the text to find in original
- replace is the text to substitute for find
Searches through the supplied original text, replacing every instance of find with replace, and returns the result.
Special
Matches are made left-to-right, and once a portion of the supplied original is noted as a match, searching continues from the next character after said match.