>This makes the function much more powerful and often more useful, but at the >expense of overhead.
To what extent? I mean would I be better off using ReReplace(string, "a|b|c", "", "ALL") or Replace(string, "a", "") Replace(string, "b", "") Replace(string, "c", "") Just curious... I use them both ALOT ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ben Doom" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, February 14, 2003 2:51 PM Subject: RE: REReplace and Replace function > Replace() looks for a literal string within another string and replaces it > with yet a third string: > Replace(contentstring, stringtoreplace, replacement); > > With REReplace(), you can search for and replace with regular expressions. > This makes the function much more powerful and often more useful, but at the > expense of overhead. > > For simple replaces, use the simple replace() :-) > > If you want to know more about regular expressions, House of Fusion also > hosts the CF-RegEx list, on which several of the CF Regex Ninjas answer > questions both simple and advanced. We'd be happy to help you out. > http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=threads&forumid=21 > > > -- Ben Doom > Programmer & General Lackey > Moonbow Software, Inc > > : -----Original Message----- > : From: Tuan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > : Sent: Friday, February 14, 2003 2:39 PM > : To: CF-Talk > : Subject: REReplace and Replace function > : > : > : Can somebody explain what the difference is between the REReplace > : and Replace function? Im confused when to use one or the other > : and their differences. > : > : > : > : > : > : > : > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
