fn:replace
Replaces sequences of characters within a string that match a given regular expression.
replace($input as xs:string?, $pattern as xs:string, $replacement as xs:string) ➔ xs:string
Arguments | |||
| $input | xs:string? | The input string, parts of which are to be replaced |
| $pattern | xs:string | The regular expression matching parts of the string that are to be replaced |
| $replacement | xs:string | The replacement string |
Result | xs:string | ||
replace($input as xs:string?, $pattern as xs:string, $replacement as xs:string, $flags as xs:string) ➔ xs:string
Arguments | |||
| $input | xs:string? | The input string, parts of which are to be replaced |
| $pattern | xs:string | The regular expression matching parts of the string that are to be replaced |
| $replacement | xs:string | The replacement string |
| $flags | xs:string | Flags controlling how the regular expression is interpreted |
Result | xs:string | ||
Namespace
http://www.w3.org/2005/xpath-functions
Links to W3C specifications
XPath 3.1 Functions and Operators
Notes on the Saxon implementation
Saxon 9.3 introduces support for the q flag, and for XPath 3.0 regular
expression enhancements, provided XPath 3.0 is enabled.
Saxon supports extended syntax for the flags argument: see the matches() function for details.