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The StringReplace function replaces the first or all occurences of a substring OldPattern in SourceString with NewPattern according to Flags settings.
The changed string is returned.
The Flags may be none, one, or both of these set values:
| rfReplaceAll | : Change all occurrences |
| rfIgnoreCase | : Ignore case when searching |
These values are specified in square brackets, as in the example.
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| Related commands |
| AnsiReplaceStr |
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Replaces a part of one string with another |
| Concat |
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Concatenates one or more strings into one string |
| Copy |
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Create a copy of part of a string or an array |
| Delete |
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Delete a section of characters from a string |
| Insert |
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Insert a string into another string |
| Move |
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Copy bytes of data from a source to a destination |
| StuffString |
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Replaces a part of one string with another |
| WrapText |
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Add line feeds into a string to simulate word wrap |
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| Example code : Change a to THE in a sentence |
// Full Unit code.
// -----------------------------------------------------------
// You must store this code in a unit called Unit1 with a form
// called Form1 that has an OnCreate event called FormCreate.
unit Unit1;
interface
uses
SysUtils, // Unit containing the StringReplace command
Forms, Dialogs;
type
TForm1 = class(TForm)
procedure FormCreate(Sender: TObject);
end;
var
Form1: TForm1;
implementation
{$R *.dfm} // Include form definitions
procedure TForm1.FormCreate(Sender: TObject);
var
before, after : string;
begin
// Try to replace all occurrences of a or A to THE
before := 'This is a way to live A big life';
after := StringReplace(before, ' a ', ' THE ',
[rfReplaceAll, rfIgnoreCase]);
ShowMessage('Before = '+before);
ShowMessage('After = '+after);
end;
end.
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Before = This is a way to live A big life
After = This is THE way to live THE big life
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