Replace - MACROMEDIA COLDFUSION MX 61-CFML Reference

Replace

Description
Replaces occurrences of substring1 in a string with substring2, in a specified scope. The search is
case-sensitive.
Returns
The string, after making replacements.
Category
String functions
Function syntax
Replace(string, substring1, substring2 [, scope ])
See also
Find, REFind, ReplaceNoCase, ReplaceList,
Parameters
Parameter
string
substring1
substring2
scope
Usage
To remove a string, specify the empty string ("") as substring2.
You do not need to escape comma characters in strings. For example, the following code deletes
the commas from the sentence:
replace("The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy cow, dog, and
cat.",",","","All")
Example
<h3>Replace Example</h3>
<p>The Replace function returns <I>string</I> with <I>substring1</I>
replaced by <I>substring2</I> in the specified scope. This
is a case-sensitive search.
<cfif IsDefined("FORM.MyString")>
<p>Your original string, <cfoutput>#FORM.MyString#</cfoutput>
<p>You wanted to replace the substring <cfoutput>#FORM.MySubstring1#
</cfoutput>
with the substring <cfoutput>#FORM.MySubstring2#</cfoutput>.
<p>The result: <cfoutput>#Replace(FORM.myString,
FORM.MySubstring1, FORM.mySubString2)#</cfoutput>
</cfif>
660 Chapter 3: ColdFusion Functions
Description
A string or a variable that contains one. String in which to search
A string or a variable that contains one. String for which to search
String that replaces
substring1
• one: replace the first occurrence (default)
• all: replace all occurrences
REReplace