Function: srep

Syntax

srep (<string>,<seq1>,<seq2> )

Type

string

Returns

A string value with character sequences replaced by others.

Parameters

• <string>
  A string value to be edited.

• <seq1>
  A text value. All occurrences of this within <string> are replaced by <seq2>.

• <seq2>
  All occurrences of <seq1> within <string> are replaced by this.

The values of <seq1> and <seq2> are not restricted to single characters but can be any length. Comparisons are case-sensitive.

Examples

Replace all backslashes with forward slashes.

string newname = srep(oldname,'\\','/')

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