replace

Summary

Replaces elements in an array.

Usage

input|replace( offset [, length [, element1 [, element2 [, ...]]] ] )

Parameters

Name	Type	Description	Required
offset	integer	The offset to start replacing elements.	Yes
length	integer	The number of elements that should be replaced.	No
element1	any	The new element that will replace the old one.	No
element2	any	The new element that will replace the old one.	No

Returns

A replaced version of the input array.

Description

This operator replaces elements(s) from the input array and a replaced version of input array will be returned. The "offset" parameter must be used to define the start of the portion that should be replaced. The "length" parameter can be used to define the number of elements that should be replaced. If length is omitted, the element(s) will be placed after the offset(like 'insert' operator).

Examples

Example 1

{array( 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 )|replace( 1, 2 )}

The following array will be returned: ( 1, 4, 5 ).

Example 2

{array( 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 )|replace( 3 )}

The following array will be returned: ( 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ).

Example 3

{array( 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 )|replace( 1, 2, 'a', 'b', 'c' )}

The following array will be returned: ( 1, 'a', 'b', 'c', 4, 5 ).

Example 4

{array( 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 )|replace( 1, , 'a', 'b', 'c' )}

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