Regex.replace(3kaya)
NAME
Regex::replace - Replace a compiled pattern with a string.
SYNOPSIS
Void replace( String key, String new, var String str, [ReplaceFlags] fl=createArray(1), [REFlags] mfl=createArray(1) )
ARGUMENTS
key A pattern string
new The string to replace matches with
str The string to search for matches (will be edited in place).
fl A list of Regex.ReplaceFlags (3kaya) options. This parameter may be
omitted and defaults to the empty list.
mfl A list of Regex.REFlags (3kaya) options for compiling the pattern.
Ths parameter may be omitted and defaults to the empty list.
DESCRIPTION
Replace the first match (or all matches if fl contains Global ) of key
with new in the String str
new > may contain back references into the pattern, $1, $2, etc, which
stand for sub-matches.
AUTHORS
Kaya standard library by Edwin Brady, Chris Morris and others
(kaya@kayalang.org). For further information see http://kayalang.org/
LICENSE
The Kaya standard library is free software; you can redistribute it
and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
License (version 2.1 or any later version) as published by the Free
Software Foundation.
RELATED
- Regex.compile (3kaya)
Regex.replace (3kaya)