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.

Returns

The revised version of the string.

Specifications

EXSLT - REGEXP:REPLACE

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