StrTran()
Search and replace characters within a character string.
Syntax
Strtran(<cString>, <cSearch>, [<cReplace>], [<nStart>], [<nCount>]) --> cNewString
Arguments
<cString> --> is the character string to search.
<cSearch> --> is the sequence of characters to locate.
<cReplace> --> is the sequence of characters with which to replace <cSearch>. If this argument is not specified, the specified instances of the search argument are replaced with a null/empty string ("").
<nStart> is the first occurrence that will be replaced. If this argument is omitted, the default is one.
<nCount> is the number of occurrences to replace. If this argument is not specified, the default is all.
Returns
Strtran() returns a new character string with the specified instances of <cSearch> replaced with <cReplace>.
Description
Strtran() is a character function that performs a standard substring search within a character string. When it finds a match, it replaces the search string with the specified replacement string. All instances of <cSearch> are replaced unless <nStart> or <nCount> is specified. Note that Strtran() replaces substrings and, therefore, does not account for whole words.
Examples
Strtran('Hello John, how are you?', 'John', 'Mike')
* Result: 'Hello Mike, how are you?'
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