Replace |
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Description
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Replaces occurrences of substring1 in a string with substring2, in a specified scope. The search is case-sensitive.
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Returns
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The string, after making replacements.
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Category
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String functions
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Function syntax |
Replace(string, substring1, substring2 [, scope ])
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See also
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Find, REFind, ReplaceNoCase, ReplaceList, REReplace
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Parameters
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Parameter |
Description |
string |
A string or a variable that contains one. String in which to search |
substring1 |
A string or a variable that contains one. String for which to search |
substring2 |
String that replaces substring1 |
scope |
one: replace the first occurrence (default) |
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all: replace all occurrences |
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Usage
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To remove a string, specify the empty string ("") as substring2.
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You do not need to escape comma characters in strings. For example, the following code deletes the commas from the sentence:
replace("The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy cow, dog, and
cat.",",","","All")
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Example<h3>Replace Example</h3>
<p>The Replace function returns <I>string</I> with <I>substring1</I>
replaced by <I>substring2</I> in the specified scope. This
is a case-sensitive search.
<cfif IsDefined("FORM.MyString")>
<p>Your original string, <cfoutput>#FORM.MyString#</cfoutput>
<p>You wanted to replace the substring <cfoutput>#FORM.MySubstring1#
</cfoutput>
with the substring <cfoutput>#FORM.MySubstring2#</cfoutput>.
<p>The result: <cfoutput>#Replace(FORM.myString,
FORM.MySubstring1, FORM.mySubString2)#</cfoutput>
</cfif>
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