Replacement

Replace a text with another text.

Overview

This operation lets you replace occurrences of a specific text with a new text. For instance, consider the following sentence:

The dog jumped over the curb and then the dog sprinted away.

Using this operation, you can replace all instances of dog with cat, resulting in:

The cat jumped over the curb and then the cat sprinted away.

Syntax

This operation supports both of the following syntaxes:

Option 1

the text is "{input}"
replace "{substring}" with "{replacement}" in the text
  the replacement strategy is "{strategy}"

Option 2

the text is "{input}"
replace "{substring}" in the text where
    the replacement is "{replacement}"
    the replacement strategy is "{strategy}"

Note: Specifying the replacement strategy is optional. By default, all occurrences are replaced.

Data

The table below lists the names of the data elements in this operation and indicates which can be renamed in the syntax.

Data Name	Can Be Renamed
the text	Yes
the replacement strategy	No

Parameters

Parameters are placeholders for data. Refer to the table below for details on each parameter in this operation. In the syntax, replace parameters with your own values.

Parameters	Description	Examples	Required
input	The input text where replacements will occur.	The dog jumped over the curb and then the dog sprinted away.	Yes
substring	The section of the text to be replaced.	dog	Yes
replacement	The replacement value.	cat	Yes
strategy	The method for replacing matches of the substring. Accepted values: first- Removes the first occurrence. (default) last - Removes the last occurrence. all - Removes all occurrences.	all	Optional

Examples

1. Replace all occurrences

Automation

the text is "The dog jumped over the curb and then the dog sprinted away."
replace "dog" with "cat" in the text

Results

The cat jumped over the curb and then the cat sprinted away.

2. Replace the first occurrence

Automation

the text is "The dog jumped over the curb and then the dog sprinted away."
replace "dog" with "cat" in the text
  the replacement strategy is "first"

Results

The cat jumped over the curb and then the dog sprinted away.