gsub
Description
The gsub() function replaces all occurrences of the pattern within the source string.
Syntax
result = gsub (pattern, replacement, sourcestring);
Arguments
pattern | Required. The regular expression pattern to search for. |
replacement | Required. The replacement string. |
sourcestring | Required. The source string to search for all occurrences of pattern. |
Return Values
The resulting string.
newstring = gsub("abc", "xyz", startingstring)
In this example, xyz replaces all occurrences of abc in startingstring.
For more information, see sub.