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=STUFF()=
 
 
 
==Class==
 
String Data
 
 
 
 
==Purpose==
 
==Purpose==
 
Function to perform character replacement
 
Function to perform character replacement
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==See Also==
 
==See Also==
[[AT()]], [[ATNEXT()]], [[INLIST()]], [[LEFT()]], [[LPAD()]], [[OCCURS()]], [[RAT()]], [[RIGHT()]], [[RPAD()]], [[STR()]], [[STREXTRACT()]], [[STRTRAN()]], [[SUBSTR()]]
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[[AT()]], [[ATNEXT()]], [[INLIST()]], [[LEFT()]], [[LPAD()]], [[OCCURS()]], [[RAT()]], [[RIGHT()]], [[RPAD()]], [[SET STRESCAPE]], [[STR()]], [[STREXTRACT()]], [[STRTRAN()]], [[SUBSTR()]]
  
  
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==Products==
 
==Products==
Recital Database Server, Recital Mirage Server, Recital Terminal Developer
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Recital, Recital Server
 
[[Category:Documentation]]
 
[[Category:Documentation]]
 
[[Category:Functions]]
 
[[Category:Functions]]
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[[Category:String Data Functions]]

Latest revision as of 11:46, 21 July 2010

Purpose

Function to perform character replacement


Syntax

STUFF(<expC1>, <expN1>, <expN2>, <expC2>)


See Also

AT(), ATNEXT(), INLIST(), LEFT(), LPAD(), OCCURS(), RAT(), RIGHT(), RPAD(), SET STRESCAPE, STR(), STREXTRACT(), STRTRAN(), SUBSTR()


Description

The STUFF() function returns a character string which is the result of replacing a string in <expC1> with <expC2>. The starting position for the replacement is <expN1>, and the number of characters to replace is <expN2>. It can also be used to remove text from a string.


Example

? stuff("Life is as you take it",9,13, "grea")
Life is great
? stuff("Friends are welcome",9,7, "")
Friends come


Products

Recital, Recital Server