reReplace
Uses a regular expression (regex) to search a string for a string pattern and replace it with another. The search is case-sensitive.
reReplace(string, regex, substring [, scope]) → returns string
Member Function Syntax
string.reReplace(regex, substring[, scope])
Argument Reference
string string Required
A string or a variable that contains one
regex string Required
Regular expression to replace.
substring string Required
A string or a variable that contains one. Replaces substring with the regex match
scope string
Default: one
one
Links more information about reReplace
- Regular Expressions in ColdFusion Howto - Learn about regex in CFML, written by Pete Freitag
- Regular Expression Cheat Sheet - Lists the special characters and their meanings
Examples Sample code invoking the reReplace function
This example strips out all characters except a-z and 0-9.
reReplace("test 123!", "[^a-z0-9]", "", "ALL")Expected Result: test123
Uses a back reference: \1 to extract the pattern contained within the parenthesis.
reReplace("123abc456", "[0-9]+([a-z]+)[0-9]+", "\1")Expected Result: abc
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