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String replace Function
The String replace() function allows you to replace all instances of a given character with another character. You can also use replace to replace substrings of a string with a different substring.
Hardware Required
- Arduino Board
Circuit
There is no circuit for this example, though your Arduino must be connected to your computer via USB.
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Code
Caution: If you try to replace a substring that's more than the whole string itself, nothing will be replaced. For example:
String stringOne = "<html><head><body>";
String stringTwo = stringOne.replace("<html><head></head><body></body></html>", "Blah");
String stringTwo = stringOne.replace("<html><head></head><body></body></html>", "Blah");
In this case, the code will compile, but stringOne will remain unchanged, since the replacement substring is more than the String itself.
/*
String replace()
Examples of how to replace characters or substrings of a string
created 27 July 2010
by Tom Igoe
http://arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/StringReplace
This example code is in the public domain.
*/
void setup() {
Serial.begin(9600);
Serial.println("\n\nString replace:");
}
void loop() {
String stringOne = "<html><head><body>";
Serial.println(stringOne);
// replace() changes all instances of one substring with another:
String stringTwo = stringOne.replace("<", "</");
Serial.println(stringTwo);
// you can also use replace() on single characters:
String normalString = "bookkeeper";
Serial.println("normal: " + normalString);
String leetString = normalString.replace('o', '0');
leetString = leetString.replace('e', '3');
Serial.println("l33tspeak: " + leetString);
// do nothing while true:
while(true);
}
String replace()
Examples of how to replace characters or substrings of a string
created 27 July 2010
by Tom Igoe
http://arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/StringReplace
This example code is in the public domain.
*/
void setup() {
Serial.begin(9600);
Serial.println("\n\nString replace:");
}
void loop() {
String stringOne = "<html><head><body>";
Serial.println(stringOne);
// replace() changes all instances of one substring with another:
String stringTwo = stringOne.replace("<", "</");
Serial.println(stringTwo);
// you can also use replace() on single characters:
String normalString = "bookkeeper";
Serial.println("normal: " + normalString);
String leetString = normalString.replace('o', '0');
leetString = leetString.replace('e', '3');
Serial.println("l33tspeak: " + leetString);
// do nothing while true:
while(true);
}