regexp:replace()
regexp:replace()
replaces the portions of a string that match a given regular expression with the contents of another string.
Syntax
regexp:replace(originalString, regExpString, flagsString, replaceString)
Parameters
originalString
-
The string perform a search-and-replace operation upon.
regExpString
-
The JavaScript style regular expression to evaluate.
flagsString
-
The string containing character flags.
replaceString
-
The string with which the matched substrings are to be replaced.
The character flags are:
g
- Global replace-
If this flag is specified, all occurrences of the regular expression within the
originalString
are replaced. Otherwise only the first occurrence is replaced. i
- Case insensitive match-
If this flag is specified, the match is performed in a case insensitive fashion.
Return value
The revised version of the string.