strReplace

Replaces an existing substring with another substring.

If there are multiple occurrences of the substring to be replaced, they will all be replaced by the new substring.

Type and Usage

• "Global Functions"

• "Strings"

Parameters

Takes three parameters:

• The first parameter is the string on which the substitution will be performed.

• The second parameter is the substring to be replaced.

• The third parameter is the substring that will replace the existing substring.

Output

Returns a string.

Example

Replaces the word classified with restricted and results in the string This document is restricted.

<$strReplace("This document is classified.","classified","restricted")$>

Replaces the slashes in the date with periods, giving a date in the form 6.20.2001:

<$strReplace(formatDateOnly(dateCurrent()),"/",".")$>