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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?' ____________________________ Related Topics |
