Substitute - cRegEx

Replaces the first match in the subject string

Type: Function
Return Data Type: String

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
sSubject	String	The host string to search and replace in
sReplacement	String	The host to replace each match with

Syntax

Function Substitute String sSubject String sReplacement Returns String

Call Example

Get Substitute sSubject sReplacement to StringVariable

Description

Replaces the first match in the subject string.

Returns a string with the first full match in the subject and replaced with the replacement string. Match values can be used in the replacement string using $0 (full match, $1 for group 1, ${foo} for group foo).

Sample

The sample below makes the first number in the string bold.

Handle hoRegEx 
String sHtml 

Get Create (RefClass(cRegEx)) to hoRegEx 
Set psExpression of hoRegEx to "\d+([.,]\d+)?" 
Get Substitute of hoRegEx "20 x 59,99 = 1199,8" "<b>$0</b>" to sHtml 

Send Destroy of hoRegEx

The result in sHtml will be

"<b>20</b> x 59,99 = 1199,8"

Return Value

String with the first full match in the subject and replaced with the replacement string.