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replace

The replace analytic replaces part of a text string, based on the number of characters you specify, with a different text string.

Syntax

replace(old_text1,[old_text2],,, new_text ,start_num, num_chars)

The following table describes the required and optional arguments:

Argument	Required Optional	Description
old_text1	Required	Text in which you want to replace some characters.
Old_text2	Optional	Text in which you want to replace some characters.
new_text	Required	The text that will replace characters in old_text.
start_num	Required	The position of the character in old_text that you want to replace with new_text.
num_chars	Required	The number of characters in old_text that you want to replace with new_text.

The following table provides the datatype for the parameters you can pass:

Parameter Input Options	Datatype
Old_text and new_text can also be event properties.	String

Example

when 1 greeting s with replace(s.value1,s.value2,8,5) as result="welcome hello" then response with body="${result}"

The following table describes the result for the event property value that you pass:

Event Property Value	Description	Result
s.value1= "welcome world" s.value2="welcome hello"	Replaces part of a text string, based on the number of characters you specify, with a different text string.	welcome hello

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