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TOKEN_SEARCH_REPLACE Function
Syntax
New_Expn as C = TOKEN_SEARCH_REPLACE(C Expression,C SearchToken1,C ReplaceToken1[...,C SearchTokenN,C ReplaceTokenN])
Arguments
- New_Expn
The translated expression.
- Expression
The starting expression that contains zero or more instances of the various search arguments.
- SearchToken1...SearchTokenN
SearchN The character strings that you are searching for.
- ReplaceToken1...ReplaceTokenN
ReplaceN The replacement character strings, paired with the search strings.
Description
Search and replace tokens in an expression, useful for replacing fieldnames and subexpressions.
Discussion
The TOKEN_SEARCH_REPLACE() function replaces multiple search strings with multiple replace strings.
Example
? token_search_replace("if(sf1>sf2, rs1=rs2+1, rs2=rs1-1)", "sf1", "a", "sf2", "b", "rs1", "c", "rs2", "d")
= "if(a>b,c=d+1,d=c-1)"See Also