translate()
Replaces a set of characters ('searchList') with another set of characters ('replacementList') in a given a string. The function searches for characters in the 'searchList' and replaces them with the corresponding characters in 'replacementList'
Syntax
translate(
searchList,
replacementList,
source)
Arguments
- searchList: The list of characters that should be replaced
- replacementList: The list of characters that should replace the characters in 'searchList'
- source: A string to search
Returns
source after replacing all ocurrences of characters in 'replacementList' with the corresponding characters in 'searchList'
Examples
Input | Output |
---|---|
translate("abc", "x", "abc") |
"xxx" |
translate("abc", "", "ab") |
"" |
translate("krasp", "otsku", "spark") |
"kusto" |