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REReplaceNoCaseDescriptionUses a regular expression to search a string for a string pattern and replace it with another. The search is case-insensitive. Returns
HistoryColdFusion MX: Changed behavior: this function inserts the following special characters in regular expression replacement strings, to control case conversion: \u, \U, \l, \L, and \E. If any of these strings is present in a ColdFusion 5 application, insert a backslash before it (for example, change "\u" to "\\u"). Parameters
UsageFor details on using regular expressions, see Using Regular Expressions in Functions in the Developing ColdFusion Applications. Example<p>The REReplaceNoCase function returns <i>string</i> with a regular expression replaced with <i>substring</i> in the specified scope. This is a case-insensitive search. <p>REReplaceNoCase("cabaret","C|B","G","ALL"): <cfoutput>#REReplaceNoCase("cabaret","C|B","G","ALL")#</cfoutput> <p>REReplaceNoCase("cabaret","[A-Z]","G","ALL"): <cfoutput>#REReplaceNoCase("cabaret","[A-Z]","G","ALL")#</cfoutput> <p>REReplaceNoCase("I LOVE JELLIES","jell(y|ies)","cookies"): <cfoutput>#REReplaceNoCase("I LOVE JELLIES","jell(y|ies)","cookies")# </cfoutput> <p>REReplaceNoCase("I LOVE JELLY","jell(y|ies)","cookies"): <cfoutput>#REReplaceNoCase("I LOVE JELLY","jell(y|ies)","cookies")# </cfoutput> |