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  <nowiki> {{#dplreplace:abrakadabra|ab|AB}} </nowiki>    returns:  {{#dplreplace:abrakadabra|ab|AB}}
 
  <nowiki> {{#dplreplace:abrakadabra|ab|AB}} </nowiki>    returns:  {{#dplreplace:abrakadabra|ab|AB}}
  
  <nowiki> {{#dplreplace:abrakadabra|a(.)|A\1}} </nowiki> returns:  {{#dplreplace:abrakadabra|a(.*?r)|A\1}}
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  <nowiki> {{#dplreplace:abrakadabra|/a(.*?)r/|A\1_r_}} </nowiki> returns:  {{#dplreplace:abrakadabra|/a(.*?)r/|A\1_r_}}
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The second example only replaces "a" by "A" if there is an "r" somewhere after the "a".
  
 
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Latest revision as of 07:39, 13 October 2009

Manual dplreplace

Syntax

  {{#dplreplace:text|pattern|replacement}}

Effect

Replaces the given pattern within the text by replacement.

pattern is a regular expression as defined by php preg_replace().

replacement may contain references to matching parts.

Example

 {{#dplreplace:abrakadabra|ab|AB}}     returns:   ABrakadABra
 {{#dplreplace:abrakadabra|/a(.*?)r/|A\1_r_}}  returns:   Ab_r_Akadab_r_a

The second example only replaces "a" by "A" if there is an "r" somewhere after the "a".