substitute() Function

Function

substitute( text, find, replace_with )

Substitutes a specific part of a string with another string.

Parameters

Keyword	Type	Description
text	Text	The string to be modified.
find	Text	The part of the string that will be replaced.
replace_with	Text	The replacement substring.

Returns

Text

Examples

substitute("hello world","hello","my") returns my world

Feature compatibility

The table below lists this function's compatibility with various features in Appian.

Feature	Compatibility	Note
Portals	Compatible
Offline Mobile	Compatible
Sync-Time Custom Record Fields	Compatible	Can be used to create a custom record field that only evaluates at sync time.
Real-Time Custom Record Fields	Incompatible	Custom record fields that evaluate in real time must be configured using one or more Custom Field functions.
Process Reports	Compatible
Process Events	Compatible

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