replace

open fun replace(matchStart: <Error class: unknown class>, matchEnd: <Error class: unknown class>, replace: String, replaceLength: Int): <Error class: unknown class><Boolean>

Replaces a search match by another text. If @match_start and @match_end doesn't correspond to a search match, false is returned.

Return

whether the match has been replaced.

Parameters

matchStart

the start of the match to replace.

matchEnd

the end of the match to replace.

replace

the replacement text.

replaceLength

the length of @replace in bytes, or -1.