Visual Basic Scripting Edition  

Replace Function

Returns a string in which a specified substring has been replaced with another substring a specified number of times.

Replace(expression, find, replacewith[, start[, count[, compare]]])

Arguments

expression
Required. String expression containing substring to replace.
find
Required. Substring being searched for.
replacewith
Required. Replacement substring.
start
Optional. Position within expression where substring search is to begin. If omitted, 1 is assumed. Must be used in conjunction with count.
count
Optional. Number of substring substitutions to perform. If omitted, the default value is -1, which means make all possible substitutions. Must be used in conjunction with start.
compare
Optional. Numeric value indicating the kind of comparison to use when evaluating substrings. See Settings section for values. If omitted, the default value is 0, which means perform a binary comparison.

Settings

The compare argument can have the following values:

Constant Value Description
vbBinaryCompare 0 Perform a binary comparison.
vbTextCompare 1 Perform a textual comparison.

Return Values

Replace returns the following values:

If Replace returns
expression is zero-length Zero-length string ("").
expression is Null An error.
find is zero-length Copy of expression.
replacewith is zero-length Copy of expression with all occurences of find removed.
start > Len(expression) Zero-length string.
count is 0 Copy of expression.

Remarks

The return value of the Replace function is a string, with substitutions made, that begins at the position specified by start and and concludes at the end of the expression string. It is not a copy of the original string from start to finish.

The following example uses the Replace function to return a string:

Dim MyString
MyString = Replace("XXpXXPXXp", "p", "Y")   ' A binary comparison starting at the beginning of the string. Returns "XXYXXPXXY". 
MyString = Replace("XXpXXPXXp", "p", "Y",   ' A textual comparison starting at position 3. Returns "YXXYXXY". 3, -1, 1) 

Requirements

Version 2

See Also

Filter Function