ReplaceRegex

Replaces all matches of a regular expression in the specified text with a specified pattern.

 

See https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Guide/Regular_Expressions for information about regular expressions.

Syntax

ReplaceRegex(text, exp, pattern)

Enabled for

Search/Dashboard	No
Business Rules	Yes
Quick Actions	Yes
Workflow Objects
Reports

Parameters

text	The text in which to match.
exp	The regular expression to look for in the text.
pattern	The pattern with which to replace the regular expression.  Can have references to capture groups.

Return Value

Text value.

Example

$ReplaceRegex("The large dog ran after the small cat.", /\([a-z]\)\( dog .*) \([a-z]+\) cat/,"$3 $2 $1 cat")

This example returns "The small dog ran after the large cat."