replace

This function is used by Ignition's Expression language.

Description

Finds all occurrences of a substring inside of a source string, and replaces them with the replacement string. The first argument is the source, the second is the search string, and the third is the replacement.

Syntax

replace(string, substring, replacementString)

Parameters

Type	Parameter	Description
String	string	The starting string.
String	substring	The string to search for.
String	replacementString	The string to replace any instances of the substring with.

Results

String - The starting string with all instances of the substring replaced by the replacementString.

Examples

Code Snippet

replace("XYZ", "Y", "and") //returns "XandZ"

Code Snippet

replace("bob and mary went to bob's house", "bob", "judith") //returns "judith and mary went to judith's house"