replace

Replace search occurrences with a replacement string.

Installation

npm install @stdlib/string-replace

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 a string as the search 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 = replace( 'beep', 'e', 'o' );
// returns 'boop'

out = replace( 'Hello World', /world/i, 'Mr. President' );
// returns 'Hello Mr. President'

function replacer( match, p1 ) {
    return capitalize( p1 );
}
var 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'

See Also

• @stdlib/string-replace-cli: CLI package for use as a command-line utility.

Notice

This package is part of stdlib, a standard library for JavaScript and Node.js, with an emphasis on numerical and scientific computing. The library provides a collection of robust, high performance libraries for mathematics, statistics, streams, utilities, and more.

For more information on the project, filing bug reports and feature requests, and guidance on how to develop stdlib, see the main project repository.

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License

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