Extensions.StringUtil.ReplaceSubString

Classification

Name	ReplaceSubString
Short Description	Replacing strings
Class	Term
Extension	OTX StringUtil extension
Group	StringUtil related terms
Exceptions	OutOfBoundsException
Checker Rules	-
Standard Compliant	Yes

OTL Syntax

StringTerm = ReplaceSubString(StringTerm, StringTerm, NumericTerm);

Description

ReplaceSubString term shall yield a new string value which is constructed out of an original string whose contents are overwritten by a replacement string, starting at a given position. If the replacement exceeds the right end of the original string, the length of the resulting string is expanded accordingly.

Return Value

The Term returns the value, see table below.

In OTX, Terms are categorized according to its return data type!

Data Type	Description
String	The replacement string

Properties

Name	Data Type	Class	Default	Cardinality	Description
String	String	Term	-	[1]	Represents the original String.
Replacement	String	Term	-	[1]	Represents the String value that shall replace the part starting at index of the original String.
Index	Numeric	Term	-	[1]	The Integer value represents the position in the original String where the replacement starts (the first character in the original String has the index zero). Float values shall be truncated.

OTL Examples

String String1;

/// Flow

String1 = StringUtil.ReplaceSubString("emotive company", "COMPANY", 8);

See also

MatchToRegularExpression
StringConcatenate
SubString
LengthOfString
IndexOf
SplitString
ToUpper
ToLower
Encode
Decode