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replacing(_:subrange:maxReplacements:with:)

Returns a new collection in which all occurrences of a sequence matching the given regex are replaced by another regex match.

Declaration

func replacing<Output, Replacement>(_ regex: some RegexComponent, subrange: Range<Self.Index>, maxReplacements: Int = .max, with replacement: (Regex<Output>.Match) throws -> Replacement) rethrows -> Self where Replacement : Collection, Replacement.Element == Character

Parameters

  • regex:

    A regex describing the sequence to replace.

  • subrange:

    The range in the collection in which to search for regex.

  • maxReplacements:

    A number specifying how many occurrences of the sequence matching regex to replace. Default is Int.max.

  • replacement:

    A closure that receives the full match information, including captures, and returns a replacement collection.

Return Value

A new collection in which all occurrences of subsequence matching regex are replaced by replacement.