%repl() Function

%repl() function replaces sub-strings in a string with another sub-string and returns the result.

Syntax:

%repl(source-expression, search-for-expression, replace-with-expression) 

Examples:

%repl('--a--b--c--c--b--a--','-b-','*b*') 

  returns: 

      '--a-*b*-c--c-*b*-a--'

%repl('<abc>','&','&')

  returns: 

      '<abc>'