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.

Return value

The revised version of the string.

Specifications

EXSLT - REGEXP:REPLACE