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{{replace |string |target |replacement [|count=n]}}
Returns string with the first n occurrences of target replaced with replacement. Omitting count will replace all occurrences.
{{replace |One two two three two four twotwo five |two |NINE}} → One NINE NINE three NINE four NINENINE five{{replace |One two two three two four twotwo five |two |NINE |count=2}} → One NINE NINE three two four twotwo five
- {{str rep}}, which replaces only the first occurrence of a string.
String-handling templates (help page) |
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| By counting | {{#invoke:string|sub}}, {{ str sub new}}: Select a substring based on starting and ending index counted in either direction.
| {{trunc}} | To trim down to a specified number of characters. | | {{str left}} | To trim down to a specified number of characters or duplicate the string to a specified number. | | {{str crop}} | To crop a specified number of characters off the end. | | {{str index}} | Returns a given character from a string, but not accented letters. |
| | {{str right}} | To trim the first specified number of characters. | | {{str rightc}} | To return a number of characters from the end, returns a parameter if the string is empty. | | {{str rightmost}} | To trim down to the last specified number of characters. | | {{str sub old}} | To trim down to a specified number, starting at a given number from the left. |
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| By checking | | {{trim}} | To trim any leading or trailing whitespace | | {{str letter/trim}} | To trim down to the beginning letters. | | {{str number/trim}} | To trim down to the beginning numbers. | | {{trim brackets}} | To trim any leading or trailing square brackets. | | {{trim quotes}} | To trim leading or trailing matching quotes. | | {{trim leading}} | To trim up to six instances of specified <prefix>. |
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| Dedicated | | | | {{WikiProjectbasename}} | Removes "WikiProject" from a pagename. | | {{remove unranked}} | Removes the string "unranked_" from the left of a string (taxonomy). | | {{ship prefix}} | Returns the length of a ship's name prefix, if listed (ship names). | | {{title year}} | Returns the 4-digit year from a pagename, if any. | | {{title decade}} | Returns the 4-digit decade (e.g. "1740s") from a pagename, if any. |
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Insertion, replacement and length |
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| {{loop}} | Repeat character string a specified number of times. | | {{replace}} | Returns the string, after replacing all occurrences of a specified string with another string. | | {{str rep}} | Returns the string, after replacing the first occurrence of a specified string with another string. | | {{digits}} | Returns the string, after removing all characters that are not digits 0–9 | | {{Plain text}}, {{Nowiki}} | Strips wikicode from a string. |
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| {{str len}} | Returns a string's length. | | {{str ≥ len}} | To check if a string is "longer or equally long" or "shorter" than a given length. | | {{str ≤ len}} | To check if a string is "shorter or equally long" or "longer" than a given length. | | {{str ≠ len}} | To check if a string is "not equal" or "equal" to a given length. |
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Analysis and searching |
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| {{a or an}} | Takes a noun and produces the appropriate indefinite article, based on whether the first letter is a vowel. | | {{Isnumeric}} | Returns number when true, blank when not numeric. | | {{str letter}} | Returns the number of letters that begin a string. | | {{str number}} | Returns the number of numbers that begin a string. |
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Modules and built-in functions |
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