REReplace

Description

Uses a regular expression (RE) to search a string for a string pattern and replace it with another. The search is case sensitive.

Returns

If the scope parameter is set to one, returns a string with the first occurrence of the regular expression replaced by the value of substring.If the scope parameter is set to all, returns a string with all occurrences of the regular expression replaced by the value of substring. If the function finds no matches, it returns a copy of the string unchanged.

Function syntax

REReplace(string, reg_expression, substring [, scope ])

History

ColdFusion MX: Added supports for the following special codes in a replacement substring, to control case conversion:

\u - uppercase the next character
\l - lowercase the next character
\U - uppercase until \E
\L - lowercase until \E
\E - end \U or \L
For more information on new features, see REFind.

Parameters

Parameter	Description
string	A string or a variable that contains one. String within which to search.
reg_expression	Regular expression to replace. The search is case sensitive.
substring	A string or a variable that contains one. Replaces reg_expression.
scope	one: replaces the first occurrence (default). all: replaces all occurrences.

Usage

For details on using regular expressions, see Using Regular Expressions in Functions in the Developing ColdFusion Applications.

Example

<p>The REReplace function returns <i>string</i> with a regular expression replaced 
with <i>substring</i> in the specified scope. Case-sensitive search. 
<p>REReplace("CABARET","C|B","G","ALL"): 
<cfoutput>#REReplace("CABARET","C|B","G","ALL")#</cfoutput> 
<p>REReplace("CABARET","[A-Z]","G","ALL"): 
<cfoutput>#REReplace("CABARET","[A-Z]","G","ALL")#</cfoutput> 
<p>REReplace("I love jellies","jell(y|ies)","cookies"): 
<cfoutput>#REReplace("I love jellies","jell(y|ies)","cookies")# 
</cfoutput> 
<p>REReplace("I love jelly","jell(y|ies)","cookies"): 
<cfoutput>#REReplace("I love jelly","jell(y|ies)","cookies")#</cfoutput>