text.replace

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Description

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Syntax

flex.text.replace(string, regex, replacement)

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Parameters

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Returns

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Examples

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Example 1: Basic Text Replacement

RETURN flex.text.replace('hello world', 'world', 'universe') AS result

result
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hello universe

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Example 2: Remove Non-Numeric Characters

WITH 'Phone: (555) 123-4567' AS phone
RETURN flex.text.replace(phone, '[^0-9]', '') AS cleaned

cleaned
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5551234567

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Example 3: Sanitize User Input

MATCH (c:Comment)
WITH c, flex.text.replace(c.text, '<[^>]+>', '') AS sanitized
RETURN sanitized AS cleanComment

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Example 4: Normalize Whitespace

WITH '  Multiple   spaces   here  ' AS text
RETURN flex.text.replace(text, '\\s+', ' ') AS normalized

normalized
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 Multiple spaces here

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Notes

• Returns null if input string is null
• Uses global replacement (replaces all occurrences)
• Pattern is treated as a regular expression
• Useful for data cleaning, sanitization, and text transformation
• Can use regex patterns for complex replacements

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See Also

• text.regexGroups - Extract matches with capture groups
• text.indexOf - Find substring position
• text.format - Format strings with placeholders

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Frequently Asked Questions