VBScript Replace Function
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The Replace function replaces a specified part of a string with another string a specified number of times.
Syntax
Replace(string,find,replacewith[,start[,count[,compare]]])
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| string | Required. The string to be searched |
| find | Required. The part of the string that will be replaced |
| replacewith | Required. The replacement substring |
| start | Optional. Specifies the start position. Default is 1. All characters before the start position will be removed. |
| count | Optional. Specifies the number of substitutions to
perform. Default value is -1, which means make all possible substitutions |
| compare | Optional. Specifies the string comparison to use.
Default is 0 Can have one of the following values:
|
Examples
Example 1
Replace the word "beautiful" with "fantastic":
<%
txt="This is a beautiful day!"
response.write(Replace(txt,"beautiful","fantastic"))
%>
txt="This is a beautiful day!"
response.write(Replace(txt,"beautiful","fantastic"))
%>
The output of the code above will be:
This is a fantastic day!
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Example 2
Replace the letter "i" with "##":
<%
txt="This is a beautiful day!"
response.write(Replace(txt,"i","##"))
%>
txt="This is a beautiful day!"
response.write(Replace(txt,"i","##"))
%>
The output of the code above will be:
Th##s ##s a beaut##ful day!
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Example 3
Replace the letter "i" with "##", starting at position 15:
Note that all characters before position 15 are removed.
<%
txt="This is a beautiful day!"
response.write(Replace(txt,"i","##",15))
%>
txt="This is a beautiful day!"
response.write(Replace(txt,"i","##",15))
%>
The output of the code above will be:
t##ful day!
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Example 4
Replace the 2 first occurences of the letter "i" with "##", starting at position 1:
<%
txt="This is a beautiful day!"
response.write(Replace(txt,"i","##",1,2))
%>
txt="This is a beautiful day!"
response.write(Replace(txt,"i","##",1,2))
%>
The output of the code above will be:
Th##s ##s a beautiful day!
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Example 5
Replace the letter "t" with "##", with textual, and binary, comparison:
<%
txt="This is a beautiful day!"
response.write(Replace(txt,"t","##",1,-1,1) & "<br />")
response.write(Replace(txt,"t","##",1,-1,0))
%>
txt="This is a beautiful day!"
response.write(Replace(txt,"t","##",1,-1,1) & "<br />")
response.write(Replace(txt,"t","##",1,-1,0))
%>
The output of the code above will be:
##his is a beau##iful day!
This is a beau##iful day!
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This is a beau##iful day!
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