replace_all


Description:

[ Version ( since = "3.10" ) ]
public uint replace_all (string replace, int replace_length) throws Error

Replaces all search matches by another text.

It is a synchronous function, so it can block the user interface.

For a regular expression replacement, you can check if replace is valid by calling check_replacement. The replace text can contain backreferences; read the replace documentation for more details.

Parameters:

this

a SourceSearchContext.

replace

the replacement text.

replace_length

the length of replace in bytes, or -1.

Returns:

the number of replaced matches.




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