Template:String replace

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Returns string with the first n occurrences of target replaced with replacement. Omitting count will replace all occurrences. Space counts as a character if placed in any of the first three parameters

Usage

{{String replace |1= |2= |3= |count= }}

Or use the shorthand

{{strrep|string|target|replacement[|count=n]}}

Template parameters

Parameter	Description		Default	Status
1	string	Input string	empty	required
2	target	substring to find	empty	required
3	replacement	text to replace target string with	empty	optional
count	count	if specified, how many occurrences of target to replace with with replacement	empty	optional

Additional information

The template is intended to be used in the following namespaces: all namespaces

The template is intended to be used by the following user groups: all users

Relies on:
Module:String

Example

{{String replace|One two two three twotwo four two five|two|NINE|count=4}}

renders as:

One NINE NINE three NINENINE four two five

Examples

• {{String replace|123456789|2|0}} → 103456789
• {{String replace|\d\d\d\d \d\d\d\d \d\d\d\d \d\d\d[\dX]|\|%}} → %d%d%d%d %d%d%d%d %d%d%d%d %d%d%d[%dX]