(:replace-in) - Operators

replace region matched by a pattern

(:replace-in val sub?)

Where:

1. val: value to replace *
2. sub: replacement text (omit to empty the region) *

Expanding into:

(:#replace region \1 \2)

Guides

• Replacement

Behavior

• Similar to (:replace) only that it operates on a specific region and not the entire node.

Examples

Replace all instances of a deprecated API call with its modern equivalent.

(call (:replace-in /_sync$/ "Sync"))

Selects in lines { 1 }:

readFile_sync()
readFile()

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Arguments

val

1. inherit

sub

1. String

Does NOT support: Composition — Free-form Selection — Refinement — Replacement