RegexpReplace
Searches a string for a pattern and replaces it with a replacement string.
Usage
RegexpReplace(string, pattern, replacement)
string (required): The string to search.
pattern (required): The pattern to extract with.
replacement (required): String to replace the sought pattern.
When the regular expression you want to use contains a slash, quotation or other special character, you will need to use a backslash (\) to escape the special character. Regexp
can vary based on the databases. Check the documentation of your database to find the correct syntax.
Example
RegexpReplace([Phone Number], "(\\d{3})(\\d{3})(\\d{4})", "(\\1) \\2-\\3")
- Transforms a phone number to (xxx) xxx-xxxx formatting.
RegexpReplace([City], "^(.*?),", "San Francisco,")
- Replaces every character before the comma with the city in proper form.
Output:
RegexpReplace([Team], "[^a-zA-Z0-9\\s]", "")
- Removes all punctuation marks in a string.
Output:
RegexpReplace([Text], "\\/", "&")
- Replaces the slash with "&".
Output: