StringReplacer

Replaces substrings matching a string or regular expression in the string contained in the source attribute.  

Parameters

If Attribute Value Does Not Contain Text

Examples

In this example, a pure substitution of text is made without any use of regular expression functionality. This is the simplest kind of substring replacement.

   Source String: Bobby

   Text to Find: obb

   Replacement Text: ill

   Use Regular Expression: no

   Case Sensitive: yes

   Result: Billy

In this example, a pattern matching zero or more ’b’ characters is replaced with nothing.

   Source String: Bobby

   Text to Find: b*

   Replacement Text:

   Use Regular Expression: yes

   Case Sensitive: yes

   Result: Boy

In this example, a pattern matching zero or more ’b’ characters followed by a y is duplicated in the result (prepended by hyphens)

   Source String: Bobby

   Text to Find: (b*y)

   Replacement Text: --\1-\1

   Use Regular Expression: yes

   Case Sensitive: yes

   Result: Bo--bby-bby

Related Transformers

See the StringSearcher transformer help for additional regular expression examples.

To replace pairs of substrings, use the StringPairReplacer transformer.

To search for regular expression matches in a string without doing any replacement, use the StringSearcher transformer.

Additional Resources

Test regular expressions with the Regular Expression Editor in the parameter menu.

For more information on regular expression syntax, see http://perldoc.perl.org/perlre.html#Regular-Expressions.

Editing Transformer Parameters

Using a set of menu options, transformer parameters can be assigned by referencing other elements in the workspace. More advanced functions, such as an advanced editor and an arithmetic editor, are also available in some transformers. To access a menu of these options, click beside the applicable parameter. For more information, see Transformer Parameter Menu Options.

Transformer Categories

Strings

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