C# String Replace() Method
In C#, the Replace() method is used to replace all occurrences of a specified substring or character in a string with another substring or character. This method is particularly useful for string manipulation tasks, such as formatting or cleaning up data.
Example 1: Using Replace() method to replace "World" with "Geeks" in a string.
// C# program to illustrate
// the use of Replace() Method
using System;
class Geeks
{
public static void Main()
{
// String initialization and Declaration
string s = "Hello, World";
// Before Replacing
Console.WriteLine("Before Replacing: " + s);
// Using Replace() method
s = s.Replace("World", "Geeks");
// After Replacing
Console.WriteLine("After Replacing: " + s);
}
}
Output
Before Replacing: Hello, World After Replacing: Hello, Geeks
Explanation: In the above example, we use a Replace() method of the String class to replace the World with Geeks.
Syntax of String Replace() Method
public string Replace(char oldChar, char newChar)
public string Replace(string oldValue, string newValue)
Parameters:
- oldChar: The character which is to be replaced.
- newChar: The new character will be replaced with the old character.
- oldValue: The old substring which is to be replaced.
- newValue: New substring that will replace with the old value.
Return Type:
- This method returns a new string (System.String) in which all the occurrences of the previous value change with the specified values.
Exceptions:
- ArgumentNullException: If OldValue or Oldchar both are null.
- ArgumentException If OldValue or Oldchar is the empty string ("").
Example 2: Using the Replace() method to replace all occurrences of a specified substring with a new substring.
// Using Replace(String oldValue, String newValue) method
using System;
class Geeks
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
string s = "Hello, Geek";
string res = s.Replace("Geek", "Geeks");
Console.WriteLine("" + res);
}
}
Output
Hello, Geeks
Explanation: In the above example, the Replace() method replaces "Geek" with "Geeks" in the original string and returns a new string.
Example 3: Using the Replace() method to replace the specified character from the string.
// Using the Replace() method to replace the
// specified character from the string
using System;
class Geeks
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
string s = "Hello, World!";
string res = s.Replace('o', 'a');
Console.WriteLine("Modified String: " + res);
}
}
Output
Modified String: Hella, Warld!
Explanation: In the above example, we use the Replace() method which replaces all occurrences of a specified character with a new character. As shown the character 'o' replaces with 'a'.
Example 4: Using the Replace() method in a Case-Sensitive Manner.
// Using Replace() method with Case Sensitive
using System;
class Geeks
{
static void Main(string[] args) {
string s = "Hello, World!";
string res = s.Replace("hello", "Geeks");
Console.WriteLine("" + res);
}
}
Output
Hello, World!
Explanation: In the above example, the string value passed as "hello" (lowercase) is not found in the original string, so no replacement were done because it is cases case-sensitive operation.
Example 5: Performing multiple replacement operations on the String (Replacement’s Chain) using the Replace() method.
// Perfroming Multiple Replacements
// at the same time
using System;
class Geeks
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
string s = "Hello, World! Welcome to the World of C#!";
string res = s.Replace("World", "Geeks").Replace("C#", "C Sharp");
Console.WriteLine("Modified String: " + res);
}
}
Output
Modified String: Hello, Geeks! Welcome to the Geeks of C Sharp!
Explanation: In the above example, the multiple replacement operation is performed using the Replace() method of string class the world "World" with "Geeks" and "C#" with "C Sharp" using method chaining.