Substitute
type | returns |
Method |
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Arguments
name | type | description |
value | regex | string | The regex to perform replacements on |
replacement | string | | Replacement for each matches location |
Explanation
Matches all occurences of value
, with replacement
.
value
value
If value is a string. It is matched as appears in the string gloablly, it is not converted to a regular expression.
A regular expression's capture groups are passed to the replacement if applicable.
String replacements
If the replacement is a string, the following charcater sequences have special behavior:
name | explanation | example |
| Inserts a literal |
|
| Refers to the entire matches string |
|
| Where |
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| Refers to the match the precedes the given match |
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| Refers to the match that follows the given match |
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Function replacements
If the replacement is a function, the capture groups are passed in the format ( c1, c2, ..., cn )
. The function should return string, otherwise an error will be thrown
Examples
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