`string.replaceRegex()`

Replace a specified number of occurrences of substrings matching a regular expression in a String.

Signature

replaceRegex(regex: String, replacement: String) => String

replaceRegex(regex: String, replacement: String, amount: Number) => String

Description

Replaces the occurrences of substrings matching a regular expression in the calling String with a provided replacement for a specified number of times.

Returns a new String. The calling String isn’t changed.

Parameters

Parameter Type Required Description

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
regex	String	true	Regular expression to match in the calling String. Supports Java regex.
replacement	String	true	Replacement for matching substrings in the calling String.
amount	Number		Number of replacements to make in the calling String. Defaults to `1`.