matchReplace

Owned by Jonathan Muse
Last updated: Nov 20, 2024
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Description

Uses a regex expression to find and replace text within a string.

Parameters

Return Type

String

Examples

Example 1

Oh, you are a Nigerian prince? Here is my credit card number 1111-2222-3333-4444. matchReplace(sourceText, "\d{4}-?\d{4}-?\d{4}-?\d{4}", "XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX");

Returns: "Oh, you are a Nigerian prince? Here is my credit card number XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX."

Example 2

string HTML = "<p>Geckos are a group of usually small, usually <strong style='color: blue;'>nocturnal</strong> lizards. They are found on every continent except Australia.</p> return matchReplace(HTML, "<[^>]*>", "");

Returns: Geckos are a group of usually small, usually nocturnal lizards. They are found on every continent except Australia.

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