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XQuery replace Function

XQuery replace Function

The replace function replaces the matched input string with a given string.

Syntax

replace($input, $regex, $string)

Input Parameters

  • $input is the input string.
  • $regex is the regular expression.
  • $string is the string to replace original string.

Example

XQuery Expression
let $input := 'Chapter 1 ... Chapter 2'
return ( replace($input, "Chapter (\d)", "Section $1.0"))
Output
Section 1.0 ... Section 2.0