Tɛmplet:Replace/doc
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Usage
[mali mi di yibu sheena n-niŋ]{{replace|string|target|replacement|count=n}}
Returns string with the first n occurrences of target replaced with replacement. Omitting count will replace all occurrences. Space counts as a character if placed in any of the first three parameters.
Examples
[mali mi di yibu sheena n-niŋ]{{replace|One two two three two four twotwo five|two|NINE}}→ One NINE NINE three NINE four NINENINE five{{replace|One two two three two four twotwo five|two|NINE|count=2}}→ One NINE NINE three two four twotwo five{{replace|foo_bar|_| }}→ foo bar
Space
[mali mi di yibu sheena n-niŋ]{{replace|One-two two-three two-four twotwo-five|-|—}}→ One—two two—three two—four twotwo—five{{replace|One-two two-three two-four twotwo-five|- |—}}→ One-two two-three two-four twotwo-five
See also
[mali mi di yibu sheena n-niŋ]- {{str rep}}, which replaces only the first occurrence of a string.