Replaces existing text with new text in a string
Syntax
SUBSTITUTE(search_text, old_text, new_text, [replace_num])
- search_text—The string containing the text that you want to replace
- old_text—The text string you want to replace
- new_text—The text string to replace old_text
- replace_num—[optional]The instance in search_text to replace old_text with new_text. If omitted, all instances are replaced.
Sample usage
SUBSTITUTE("Hello World!", "l", "o", 3)
Usage notes
- The text that you provide in SUBSTITUTE is case sensitive.
Examples
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