replace_regex method
replace_regex(pattern, replacement)
Replaces all occurrences of a character pattern specified by a regular expression with another string.
def replace_regex(self, pattern: str, replacement: str):
...
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| pattern | str | A regular expression pattern used to find matches. |
| replacement | str | A string to replace all occurrences of pattern. |
Remarks
Replaces the whole match captured by the regular expression.
Method is able to process breaks in both pattern and replacement strings.
You should use special meta-characters if you need to work with breaks:
&p - paragraph break
&b - section break
&m - page break
&l - manual line break
Use methodRange.replace_regex() to have more flexible customization.
Returns
The number of replacements made.
replace_regex(pattern, replacement, options)
Replaces all occurrences of a character pattern specified by a regular expression with another string.
def replace_regex(self, pattern: str, replacement: str, options: aspose.words.replacing.FindReplaceOptions):
...
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| pattern | str | A regular expression pattern used to find matches. |
| replacement | str | A string to replace all occurrences of pattern. |
| options | FindReplaceOptions | FindReplaceOptions object to specify additional options. |
Remarks
Replaces the whole match captured by the regular expression.
Method is able to process breaks in both pattern and replacement strings.
You should use special meta-characters if you need to work with breaks:
&p - paragraph break
&b - section break
&m - page break
&l - manual line break
&& - & character
Returns
The number of replacements made.
See Also
- module aspose.words
- class Range