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REPLACE
This function replaces part of a text string with a different text string.
Syntax
REPLACE(old_text, start_char, num_chars, new_text)
Arguments
This function has these arguments:
Argument | Description |
|---|---|
old_text | Original text in which you want to replace characters |
start_char | Starting position in the original text to begin the replacement |
num_chars | Number of characters in the original text that you want to replace with characters from the new text; if not an integer, the number is truncated |
new_text | New text that replaces characters in the original text |
Remarks
Use this function to replace a specified number of characters in a specified location with other characters. Use the SUBSTITUTE function to replace specific text with other text.
Data Types
Accepts string data for the old_text argument, numeric data for the start_char argument, numeric data for the num_chars argument, and string data for the new_text argument. Returns string data.
Examples
This example replaces three characters with one character, starting with the sixth character in the provided text:
REPLACE(""abcdefghijk"", 6, 3, ""%"") gives the result abcde%ijk