Template:Str rep

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Uses Lua:

Module:String

Usage

Returns <string> with the first occurrence of <find> replaced with <replacewith>.

Example

{{str rep|Dogs chase cats|chase|love}} = Dogs love cats

v t e String handling templates

As of February 2013, these templates are being optimised using Lua modules.

Trim by counting	{{Str mid}} – To return a substring, specified by its position and length. {{Trunc}} – To trim down to a specified number of characters. {{Str left}} – To trim down to a specified number of characters, or duplicate the string to a specified number. {{Str crop}} – To crop a specified number of characters off the end. {{Chop head and tail}} – To crop a specified number of characters off the beginning and end. {{Str right}} – To trim the first specified number of characters. {{Str rightc}} – To return a number of characters from the end, returns a parameter if the string is empty. {{Str rightmost}} – To trim down to the last specified number of characters. {{Str sub old}} – To trim down to a specified number, starting at a given number from the left. {{Str sub new}} – Select a substr based on starting and ending index. {{Str index}} – Returns a given character from a string, but not accented letters.

Trim by checking	{{Trim}} – To trim any leading or trailing whitespace ({{Strip whitespace}} does so too, but is less effective) {{First word}} – To trim down to the first space. {{Remove first word}} – To remove anything before the first space. {{Str letter/trim}} – To trim down to the beginning letters. {{Str number/trim}} – To trim down to the beginning numbers.

Insert strings	{{Loop}} – Repeat character string n times {{Replace}} – Returns the string, after replacing all occurrences of a specified string with another string. {{Strloc insert}} – Inserts a string at character location strloc, or appends if strloc<=0. {{Strloc prefix}} – Extracts string prefix up to location strloc, or whole string if strloc<=0. {{Str rep}} – Returns the string, after replacing the first occurrence of a specified string with another string.

Length	{{Str len}} – Returns a string's length. {{iflenge}} – IF LENgth Greater than or Equal to. {{Str ≥ len}} – To check if a string is "longer or equally long" or "shorter" than a given length. {{Str ≤ len}} – To check if a string is "shorter or equally long" or "longer" than a given length. {{Str ≠ len}} – To check if a string is "not equal" or "equal" to a given length. {{Str ≤ ≥ len}} – To check if a string is "shorter", "equal", or "longer" than a given length.

Analyse string	{{Str endswith}} – To check if a string ends with a given string. {{Str find}} – Returns the numerical location of a given string in a string. {{Strfind short}} – Returns the numerical location of a given string in a string. {{Str find0}} – Zero-based substring search. {{Str sub find}} – Searches a substring in a string at the given offset. {{ASCII code}} – Returns the ASCII value of a single character. {{Str letter}} – Returns the number of letters that begin a string. {{Str number}} – Returns the number of numbers that begin a string. {{Str gtr str}} – Compares two strings for alphabetical order, and returns a value accordingly. {{a or an}} – Takes a noun and produces the appropriate indefinite article, based on whether the first letter is a vowel.

Trim, dedicated	{{WikiProjectbasename}} - Removes "WikiProject" from a pagename {{Remove unranked}} - Removes the string "unranked_" from the left of a string (taxonomy). {{Ship prefix}} – Returns the length of a ship name prefix, if listed (ship names). {{Title without disambig}} – To trim off any parenthesis text at the end of a string (disambiguation). {{Title disambig text}} – Returns text in parenthesis at the end of a string (disambiguation). {{Unlink}} – Removes wikilink brackets (wikicode). {{Remove file prefix}}—Removes "File:" or "Image:" from filenames.

Technical developments	Module:String mw:Help:Magic words – About `{{padleft:\|}}`. mw:Help:Extension:ParserFunctions – About `{{#titleparts:\|}}, {{#expr:\|}}, {{#ifeq:\|}},` etc.

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