MiniRobotLanguage (MRL)
STR.ReplaceAny
Replace Any Matching Characters in a String with the corresponding character in a second string
Replace single characters following a 1:1 relation between the $$MAT and $$NEW (P2 and P3).
Intention
This command is used to replace each occurrence of each character in P2 string with the corresponding character in P3 within the main string P1.
Replace is done directly in P1.
Syntax
STR.ReplaceAny|P1|P2|P3
STR.Rpa|P1|P2|P3
Parameter Explanation
•P1 - (Mainstring, Text) Variable containing the source and the destination string.
•P2 - (MatchString, Text) String containing characters to be replaced.
•P3 - (NewString, Text) String containing characters to replace with.
P2 and P3 must have the same length because we need a corresponding character "to replace with".
Characters that are in P2 and have no counterpart in P3 are replaced with a ASCII 32 " ".
Characters that are in P2 and have no counterpart in P3 are replaced with a ASCII 32 " ".
Example
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' STR.-Sample
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' Replace all occurrences of 'a' with '1' and 'b' with '2' in the string
$$SRC=ababab
$$MAT=ab
$$NEW=12
STR.ReplaceAny|$$SRC|$$MAT|$$NEW
' $$SRC will now contain '121212'
ENR.
Remarks
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Limitations:
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See also:
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