PalStrMultiSubstitute

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SalString PalStrMultiSubstitute( SalString sValues,
		                   SalString sPrefix,
		                   SalString sSource )

The PalStrMultiSubstitute method should be used, when there is a need to substitute a range of values.

Parameters

Name	Description
SalString sValues	Comma separated string of replacement values.
SalString sPrefix	The default prefix &P[1..x] can throughout this parameter be changed.
SalString sSource	The source string to substitute values in.

Returns

The return value is the modified string.

Comments

The method will default substitute &P[1..x] labels in the string. If this prefix may collide with any of your other text, the sPrefix parameter should be supplied with a working prefix.

Example

! This function can be used to remove a lot of redundant source code.
Call DbPLSQLBlock( c_hSql, PalStrMultiSubstitute( 
   ':i_hWndForm.frmDemoOrder.tblDemoOrderItem', strNULL, 
   'Begin
       DEMO_ORDER_API.Get_Name( &P1.CompanyId, &P1.OrderId )
    End;' 
..
Set sStr = PalStrMultiSubstitute( 'Long text1,Long text2,
         Long text3,strNULL, ' ....  &P1 ... &P2 ... &P3 + &P3 ... ' )

C# code

sDays = Int.PalStrMultiSubstitute(Vis.StrSubstitute(sDescription, ";", ","),
 							Const.strNULL, sNewDesc);