VirtualString.Replace(String, String, Variable, Variable) Method

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Description

Returns a modified copy of the calling VirtualString in which occurences of stringToReplace have been replaced with replacementString and stores the number of replacements made in replaceCount. When replaceType is "All" every occurence is replaced. When replaceType is "First" or "Last" only the first or last occurence is replaced respectively.

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Method Signature

VirtualString.Replace(	String stringToReplace,
	String replacementString,
	Variable replaceType,
	Variable replaceCount)

Arguments

stringToReplace
Description:	The string or character to find and replace in the returned String.

replacementString
Description:	The string or character to use in place of the substrings matched by stringToReplace.

replaceType

Description:

Specifies whether to replace all, the first, or the last occurences of stringToReplace in the returned String.

Valid Values:

Value	Label
0	All
1	First
2	Last

replaceCount
Description:	Will store the number of replaces that were made.

Return Value

Type:

string

Returns a modified copy of the calling VirtualString in which occurences of stringToReplace have been replaced with replacementString.

Syntax

myString1 = myString2.ToLowercase().Replace(myString3, myString4, myVariable1, myVariable2);