3.7 KiB
3.7 KiB
Replace
Replace search occurrences with a replacement string.
Usage
var replace = require( '@stdlib/string/replace' );
replace( str, search, newval )
Replaces search occurrences with a replacement string
.
var out = replace( 'beep', 'e', 'o' );
// returns 'boop'
If provided a function
as the third argument, the function is invoked for each match, and the function's return value is used as the replacement string
.
function replacer( match, p1 ) {
return '/' + p1 + '/';
}
var str = 'Oranges and lemons';
var out = replace( str, /([^\s]+)/gi, replacer );
// returns '/Oranges/ /and/ /lemons/'
Notes
-
The function has one notable difference from
String.prototype.replace
. When provided astring
as thesearch
value, the function replaces all occurrences. To remove only the first match, use a regular expression.var out = replace( 'beep', /e/, 'o' ); // returns 'boep'
Examples
var capitalize = require( '@stdlib/string/capitalize' );
var replace = require( '@stdlib/string/replace' );
var out;
var str;
out = replace( 'beep', 'e', 'o' );
// returns 'boop'
out = replace( 'Hello World', /world/i, 'Mr. President' );
// returns 'Hello Mr. President'
str = 'Oranges and lemons say the bells of St. Clement\'s';
out = replace( str, /([^\s]*)/gi, replacer );
// returns 'Oranges And Lemons Say The Bells Of St. Clement\'s'
function replacer( match, p1 ) {
return capitalize( p1 );
}
CLI
Usage
Usage: replace [options] [<string>] --search=<string> --newval=<string>
Options:
-h, --help Print this message.
-V, --version Print the package version.
--search string Search string.
--newval string Replacement string.
Examples
$ replace --search='/[eo]/' --newval=a beep
baap
To use as a standard stream,
$ echo -n 'boop' | replace --search='o' newval='e'
beep