String Intrinsic Functions - TranslateCharacters Method

Translate the specified characters

Member of String Intrinsic Functions (PRIM_LIBI.ICommonStringIntrinsics)

Parameters

NameTypeData TypeDescription
Result*Result (Optional)StringResulting value after all values have been replaced
From*InputStringCharacters to convert
To*Input (Optional)StringReplacement characters

Details

TranslateCharacters is used to substitute characters in the subject string with characters in the To string, using characters in the From string as a key.  Whenever a character in the subject string matches a character in the From string it will be replaced with the equivalent character in the To string.

Example

In this example, if #String contained "ABCCBA", the result would be "CBAABC""
#String2 := #String.TranslateCharacters( "ABC", "CBA"' )

See also

All Component Classes

Technical Reference

Febuary 18 V14SP2