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(New page: {{Type Manual|section=dplreplace}} === Syntax === <pre><nowiki> {{#dplreplace:|pattern|replacement|text}} </nowiki></pre> === Effect === Replaces the given ''pattern'' within the ''...)
 
 
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''pattern'' is a regular expression as defined by php <tt>preg_replace()</tt>.
 
''pattern'' is a regular expression as defined by php <tt>preg_replace()</tt>.
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''replacement'' may contain references to matching parts.
  
 
=== Example ===
 
=== Example ===
  
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<nowiki> {{#dplreplace:abrakadabra|ab|AB}} </nowiki>   returns:  {{#dplreplace:abrakadabra|ab|AB}}
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<nowiki> {{#dplreplace:abrakadabra|/a(.*?)r/|A\1_r_}} </nowiki> returns:   {{#dplreplace:abrakadabra|/a(.*?)r/|A\1_r_}}
{{#dplvar:set|a|x|b|y|c|z}} {{#dplvar:default|a|aaaa}} {{#dplvar:default|d|dddd}}
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{{#dplreplace:ab|AB|abrakadabra}}
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The second example only replaces "a" by "A" if there is an "r" somewhere after the "a".
  
 
[[Category:DPL Manual]]
 
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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".