Dinfio Documentation — Function Reference: replace()

Module string → replace()

Description

Replace all occurrences of the search string with the replacement string

replace(s, search, replace_to, replace_count = -1)

Parameters

s (string) — A string
search (string) — A string to search for
replace_to (string) — The replacement string
replace_count (number, optional) — The number of replacements performed. If replace_count is -1 then all occurrences will be replaced. The default value is -1

Return Value

string — Returns the replaced string

Usage Example

replace("Hello World", "l", "y")      ' Returns "Heyyo Woryd"
replace("Hello World", "l", "y", 2)   ' Returns "Heyyo World"