created: 20201107112846692
modified: 20211101125225197
tags: [[Operator Examples]] [[search-replace Operator]]
title: search-replace Operator (Examples)
type: text/vnd.tiddlywiki

\define myregexp() e|o

\define myregexp2() ^(?!Unlike).*$

\define names() (\w+)\s(\w+)

Replace one string with another:
<<.operator-example 1 """[[The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog]search-replace[dog],[cat]]""">>

Replace all matches of a regular expression:

`\define myregexp() e|o`
<<.operator-example 2 """[[Hello There]search-replace:g:regexp<myregexp>,[]]""">>

Replace all matches of a string irrespective of case:
<<.operator-example 3 """[[Hello There]search-replace:gi[H],[]]""">>

You can also use regular expression capture groups in the replacement string:
`\define names() (\w+)\s(\w+)`
<<.operator-example 4 """[[John Smith]search-replace::regexp<names>,[$2,$1]]""" >>

You can reference the portion of the input that matches the regular expression with `$&`:
<<.operator-example 5 """[[John Smith]search-replace::regexp[John .*],[His name is $&]]""">>

<<.operator-example 6 """[[This is an exciting feature]search-replace::regexp[exciting],[amazing and $&]]""">>

To replace everything but a match using a regular expression and the ''multiline'' (m) flag:
`\define myregexp2() ^(?!Unlike).*$`
<<.operator-example 7 """[[HelloThere]get[text]search-replace:gm:regexp<myregexp2>,[]]""">>


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