REPLACE

REPLACE searches a string for a regular pattern, replaces it with another string, and returns the modified string.

Return Value

CHAR | NCHAR | VARCHAR2 | NVARCHAR2

Syntax

REPLACE(char, search_string [, replacement_string ])

Arguments

char is the text expression that is searched.

search_string is the text expression to search for.

replacement_string is the text expression that replaces search_string in char.

Example

REPLACE('Nick Nack', 'N', 'Cl') returns the string Click Clack.