ReplaceRegex
Replaces all matches of a regular expression in the specified text with a specified pattern.
See https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Guide/Regular_Expressions for information about regular expressions.
This function can be used to replace the RemoveCarriageReturns, RemoveLineBreaks, Trim, TrimEnd, and TrimStart modifiers as used in CSM.
Syntax
ReplaceRegex(text, exp, pattern)
Enabled For
For a description of the business object categories, see Notes on "Enabled For".
Business Object Category | Yes/No |
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Business Rules: Before-Save Rules | Yes |
Business Rules: Calculation Rules (After Save, with or without Also Recalculate on Load) | Yes |
Business Rules: Calculation Rules (Before Save or Always, without Also Recalculate On Load) | Yes |
Business Rules: Calculation Rules (Before Save or Always, with Recalculate On Load) | Yes |
Business Rules: Editing Rules | Yes |
Business Rules: Initialization Rules | Yes |
Business Rules: Read Only Rules | Yes |
Business Rules: Required Rules | Yes |
Business Rules: Validation Rules | Yes |
Client Expressions | Yes |
Object Permissions | No |
Services | Yes |
LDAP | Yes |
Mobile | Yes |
Quick Actions (except UI Quick Actions) | Yes |
UI Quick Actions | Yes |
Reports | Yes |
Search/Dashboard without field references | Yes |
Search/Dashboard with field references | No |
Parameters
Parameter | Description |
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text | The text in which to match. |
exp | The regular expression to look for in the text. |
pattern | The pattern with which to replace the regular expression. Can have references to capture groups. |
Return Value
Text value.
Example
$(ReplaceRegex("The large dog ran after the small cat.", /(The) ([a-z ]*) (dog .*) ([a-z]+) (cat)/,"$1 $4 $3 $2 $5"))
This example returns "The small dog ran after the large cat."