string.replace
This function returns a copy of the input string where <count> non-overlapping instances of <old> are replaced by <new>.
Syntax
string.replace(str, old, new, count)
Arguments
|
Argument |
Type |
Description |
|---|---|---|
|
str |
string |
Source string |
|
old |
string |
Old string that needs to be replaced |
|
new |
string |
New string that replaces the old string |
|
count |
int |
Number of replacements to be done If the count is less than 0, there is no limit on the number of replacements that can be done. |
Returns
|
Type |
Description |
|---|---|
|
string |
String with <count> occurrences of <old> replaced by <new> |
Examples
The function string.replace("hello flogo", "flogo", "world", -1) returns hello world.