Template:Replace/doc

Usage

replace|string|target|replacement|count=n

Returns string with the first n occurrences of target replaced with replacement.

Omitting count will replace all occurrences. Space counts as a character if placed in any of the first three parameters.

Examples

• {{replace|One two two three two four twotwo five|two|NINE}} → One NINE NINE three NINE four NINENINE five
• {{replace|One two two three two four twotwo five|two|NINE|count=2}} → One NINE NINE three two four twotwo five
• {{replace|foo_bar|_| }} → foo bar

Replacing hyphen or slash - with – (&ndash);

• {{replace|2019/12/29|/|–}} → 2019–12–29

• {{replace|2019-12-29|-|–}} → 2019-12-29

• {{replace|a bat can fly|(a)*|–}} → a bat can fly

Space

• {{replace|One-two two-three two-four twotwo-five|-|—}} → One—two two—three two—four twotwo—five
• {{replace|One-two two-three two-four twotwo-five|- |—}} → One-two two-three two-four twotwo-five

See also

• {{str rep}}

{{str rep}}, which replaces only the first occurrence of a string.

• {{Str sub}}
• Module:String

Learn more

• Pattern matching in Lua]