$replace

Usage: $replace(text,search,replace)

Category: text

Description:

Replaces occurrences of search in text with replace and returns the resulting string.

Example:

The following statements will return the values indicated:

$set(foo,I like cats the best)
$replace(%foo%,cat,dog)                 ==>  "I like dogs the best"

$set(foo,I like cats the best)
$set(bar,cat)
$replace(%foo%,%bar%,dog)               ==>  "I like dogs the best"

$set(foo,I like cats the best)
$set(bar,cat)
$set(baz,dog)
$replace(%foo%,%bar%,%baz%)             ==>  "I like dogs the best"

$replace(I like cats the best,cat,dog)  ==>  "I like dogs the best"
$replace(I like cats the best,pig,dog)  ==>  "I like cats the best"
$replace(I like cats the best,cat,)     ==>  "I like s the best"
$replace(Bad replace,,_)                ==>  "_B_a_d_ _r_e_p_l_a_c_e_"