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$$REPLACE^XLFSTR(): Replace Strings

Reference Type: Supported, Category: String Functions, ICR#: 10104

Description

The $$REPLACE^XLFSTR extrinsic function uses a multi-character $Translate to return a string with the specified string replaced.

Format

  $$REPLACE^XLFSTR(in,.spec)

Input Parameters

in:

(required) Input string.
.spec:

(required) An array passed by reference.

Output

returns:

Returns the replaced string.

Examples

Example 1

>SET spec("aa")="a",spec("pqr")="alabama"
>S X=$$REPLACE^XLFSTR("aaaaaaapqraaaaaaa",.spec)

>W X
aaaaalabamaaaaa

Example 2

>SET spec("F")="VA File",spec("M")="Man"
>S X=$$REPLACE^XLFSTR("FM",.spec)

>W X
VA FileMan