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Returns string with the first n occurrences of target replaced with replacement. Omitting count will replace all occurrences.
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This template replaces a substring in a string with a given replacement.
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Source string | 1 | The string to replace in. | String | required |
| Pattern | 2 | The string or Lua ustring pattern to search for. | String | required |
| Replacement | 3 | The replacement text. | Line | required |
| Count | count | The number of occurrences to replace; defaults to all. | Number | optional |
| Regular expression | regex | Whether the pattern is a Lua ustring pattern (no means search for literally that character sequence).
| Boolean | optional |