REReplaceNoCase

Description

Returns string with a regular expression replaced with substring in the specified scope. The search is case-insensitive.

Syntax


REReplaceNoCase(string, reg_expression, substring [, scope ])

Parameters

Parameter

Description

string
A string.

reg_expression
Regular expression to replace. Can include POSIX-specified character classes (for example, [:alpha:], [:digit:], [:upper:], and [:lower:]).

substring
String replacing reg_expression.

scope
Defines how to complete the replace operation:

ONE Replace only the first occurrence (default).

ALL Replace all occurrences.

Parameter	Description
string	A string.
reg_expression	Regular expression to replace. Can include POSIX-specified character classes (for example, [:alpha:], [:digit:], [:upper:], and [:lower:]).
substring	String replacing reg_expression.
scope	Defines how to complete the replace operation: `ONE` Replace only the first occurrence (default). `ALL` Replace all occurrences.

Example

<!--- This example shows the use of REReplaceNoCase --->

<html>

<head>

<title>REReplaceNoCase Example</title>

</head>

<body bgcolor = silver>

<H3>REReplaceNoCase Example</H3>

<P>The REReplaceNoCase function returns <i>string</i> with a regular

expression replaced with <i>substring</i> in the specified scope.

This is a case-insensitive search.

<P>REReplaceNoCase("cabaret","C|B","G","ALL"):  

<cfoutput>#REReplaceNoCase("cabaret","C|B","G","ALL")#</cfoutput>

<P>REReplaceNoCase("cabaret","[A-Z]","G","ALL"):  

<cfoutput>#REReplaceNoCase("cabaret","[A-Z]","G","ALL")#</cfoutput>

<P>REReplaceNoCase("I LOVE JELLIES","jell(y|ies)","cookies"):  

<cfoutput>#REReplaceNoCase("I LOVE JELLIES","jell(y|ies)","cookies")#

</cfoutput>

<P>REReplaceNoCase("I LOVE JELLY","jell(y|ies)","cookies"):  

<cfoutput>#REReplaceNoCase("I LOVE JELLY","jell(y|ies)","cookies")#

</cfoutput>

</body>

</html>

REReplaceNoCase

Description

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