subst

subst

subst

Syntax (subst string string1)
Arguments string: A string that contains %number% parts.
string: The strings you are inserting into the first string.
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Returns string: The string with the appropriate parts replaced.
Category string operator
Description Replaces the %number% parts of the first string with the element referenced by that number in the argument list and returns it. Can have unused arguments.

Example

(subst "%1% and %4% and %3% and %4%" "runs" 5000 "four" "bob" "not used")

Returns the string “runs and bob and four and bob”.

(subst "%8% %7% %6% %5% %4% %3% %2% %1%." "function" "subst" "the" "of" "example" "an" "is" "This")

Returns the string “This is an example of the subst function.”. Return to Functions list