Statistical - REPLACE Function



Description

The REPLACE function replaces part of a text string, based on the number of characters you specify, with a different text string.

REPLACEB replaces part of a text string, based on the number of bytes you specify, with a different text string.

REPLACE is intended for use with languages that use the single-byte character set (SBCS), whereas REPLACEB is intended for use with languages that use the double-byte character set (DBCS). The default language setting on your computer affects the return value as follows −

  • REPLACE always counts each character, whether single-byte or double-byte, as 1, no matter what the default language setting is.

  • REPLACEB counts each double-byte character as 2 when you have enabled the editing of a language that supports DBCS and then set it as the default language. Otherwise, REPLACEB counts each character as 1.

The languages that support DBCS include Japanese, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), and Korean.

Syntax

REPLACE (old_text, start_num, num_chars, new_text) 
REPLACEB (old_text, start_num, num_bytes, new_text)

Arguments

Argument Description Required/ Optional
Old_text Text in which you want to replace some characters. Required
Start_num The position of the character in old_text that you want to replace with new_text. Required
Num_chars The number of characters in old_text that you want REPLACE to replace with new_text. Required
Num_bytes The number of bytes in old_text that you want REPLACEB to replace with new_text. Required
New_text The text that will replace characters in old_text. Required

Notes

If start_num or num_chars is negative or is non-numeric, REPLACE returns #VALUE! error value.

Applicability

Excel 2007, Excel 2010, Excel 2013, Excel 2016

Example

REPLACE Function
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