replaceAll replaceAll

Replaces all occurrences matching the target string by the replacement string in the base string.

The replacement proceeds from the beginning of the string to the end, for example, replacing “aa” with “b” in the string “aaa” will result in “ba” rather than “ab”.

Category

String

Function syntax

replaceAll(<parameters>)

Parameters

Signature and returned type

replaceAll(<baseString>,<sourceString>,<replacementString>)

Returns a string.

Example example

replaceAll("Hello World", "l", "x")

Returns “Hexxo Worxd”.

Because the target parameter is a RegExp, depending on the string you want to replace, you may need to escape some characters. Refer to the example in this page.