Description
The functx:replace-first function replaces, within $arg, the first area that matches $pattern) with $replacement. If no area matches the pattern, no replacement is made.
Arguments and Return Type| Name | Type | Description |
|---|
$arg |
xs:string? |
the entire string to change |
$pattern |
xs:string |
the pattern of characters to replace |
$replacement |
xs:string |
the replacement string |
| return value |
xs:string |
XSLT Function Declaration| See XQuery definition. | <xsl:function name="functx:replace-first" as="xs:string"
xmlns:functx="http://www.functx.com">
<xsl:param name="arg" as="xs:string?"/>
<xsl:param name="pattern" as="xs:string"/>
<xsl:param name="replacement" as="xs:string"/>
<xsl:sequence select="
replace($arg, concat('(^.*?)', $pattern),
concat('$1',$replacement))
"/>
</xsl:function>
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Examples| XPath Example | Results |
|---|
functx:replace-first('abcabcabc', 'ab', 'x') |
xcabcabc |
functx:replace-first('elementary', 'e.*e', 'x') |
xntary |
functx:replace-first(
'elementary', 'e.*?e', 'x') |
xmentary |
functx:replace-first('9999-9999', '\d+', 'X') |
X-9999 |
functx:replace-first('9999-9999', '\d{3}', 'X') |
X9-9999 |
See AlsoHistory |
Recommended Reading: 
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