160 If you want to replace multiple characters you can call the String.prototype.replace() with the replacement argument being a function that gets called for each match. All you need is an object representing the character mapping that you will use in that function.
What's the difference between java.lang.String 's replace() and replaceAll() methods, other than the latter uses regex? For simple substitutions like, replace . with /, is there any difference?
ECMAScript 2021 has added a new String function replaceAll. A long time ago in a galaxy not so far away, people used split + join or regular expressions to replace all occurences of a string. I cre...
For anyone else arriving here from Google search on how to do a string replacement on all columns (for example, if one has multiple columns like the OP's 'range' column): Pandas has a built in replace method available on a dataframe object.
Yes! This is the natural flow - first select text, then open Find & Replace, then select Find in selection, then type term to find and replacement term and finally Replace all.
The rule2 = (lambda... is used as a callable, therefore in your obj.str.replace the regex is passed the match object, i.e. your dictionary key to lookup the value pair to replace.
This means that your replace will replace all copies of the matched string with the replacement string you provide. A list of useful modifiers: g - Global replace. Replace all instances of the matched string in the provided text. i - Case insensitive replace. Replace all instances of the matched string, ignoring differences in case.
