reReplaceNoCase

Uses a regular expression to search a string for a string
pattern and replace it with another. The search is
case-insensitive.

reReplaceNoCase(String, reg_expression, substring[, scope]) → returns string

string.reReplaceNoCase(reg_expression, substring[, scope])

Argument Reference

A string or a variable that contains one

Regular expression to replace.

A string or a variable that contains one. Replaces
reg_expression

* one: Replace the first occurrence of the regular
expression. Default.
* all: Replace all occurrences of the regular expression.

Values:

Examples

Sample code invoking the reReplaceNoCase function

This example strips out all characters except a-z and 0-9.

reReplaceNoCase("test 123!", "[^a-z0-9]", "", "ALL")

Expected Result: test123

Uses a back reference: \1 to extract the pattern contained within the parenthesis.

reReplaceNoCase("123abc456", "[0-9]+([a-z]+)[0-9]+", "\1")

Expected Result: abc

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Argument Reference