REReplaceNoCase

Returns string with a regular expression being replaced with substring in the specified scope. The search is case-insensitive.

See also REFind, REFindNoCase, Replace, and ReplaceList.

Syntax

REReplaceNoCase(string, reg_expression, substring [, scope ])

string

Any string.

reg_expression

Regular expression to be replaced. This regular expression can include POSIX-specified character classes (for example, [:alpha:], [:digit:], [:upper:], and [:lower:]).

substring

String replacing reg_expression.

scope

Defines how to complete the replace operation:

ONE -- Replace only the first occurrence (default).
ALL -- Replace all occurrences.

Examples

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REReplaceNoCase Example
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<P>The REReplaceNoCase function returns <i>string</i> with a regular
expression being replaced with <i>substring</i> in the specified scope.
This is a case-insensitive search.
<P>REReplaceNoCase("cabaret","C|B","G","ALL"):    
<CFOUTPUT>#REReplaceNoCase("cabaret","C|B","G","ALL")#</CFOUTPUT>
<P>REReplaceNoCase("cabaret","[A-Z]","G","ALL"):    
<CFOUTPUT>#REReplaceNoCase("cabaret","[A-Z]","G","ALL")#</CFOUTPUT>
<P>REReplaceNoCase("I LOVE JELLIES","jell(y|ies)","cookies"):    
<CFOUTPUT>#REReplaceNoCase("I LOVE JELLIES","jell(y|ies)","cookies")#
</CFOUTPUT>
<P>REReplaceNoCase("I LOVE JELLY","jell(y|ies)","cookies"):    
<CFOUTPUT>#REReplaceNoCase("I LOVE JELLY","jell(y|ies)","cookies")#
</CFOUTPUT>
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CFML Language Reference
Chapter 2 : ColdFusion Functions