matchReplace

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Availability

This routine is available starting with SIL Engine™ 4.8.0.13.

Syntax

matchReplace(source, target, replacement);

Description

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

Parameters

Parameter name	Type	Required	Description
Source	String	Yes	Text string to be updated.
Target	String	Yes	Regex expression used to target text for replacement.
Replacement	String	Yes	Replacement text used to update the target text found by the regex expression.

Return type

String

Example 1

string sourceText = "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

Removes all HTML tags from a block of text.

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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