Replace with a variable

The replace function is used to search and replace a string with the value from a variable.

Parameters

  • value (string): the string where you want to replace part of. This parameter is mandatory.
  • replace (string): The variable to replace search with. This parameter is mandatory.
  • search (string): The string or regular expression to search for. This parameter is mandatory.
  • isRegex (boolean): A flag indicating whether search is a regular expression. This parameter is mandatory.

Examples

Here are a few examples of how to use the replace function:

Example 1: Replace a string with another string

replace("I like apple", "orange", search="apple", isRegex=False)

This will replace all occurrences of the string "apple" with the string "orange".

Example 2: Replace a regular expression with a string

replace("A LIKE a", "x", search="[a-z]", isRegex=True)

This will replace all lowercase letters with the string "x".