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walkerline117
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8 years ago
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Value of xml string output by xml generator snap cannot be replaced

Hi, I m trying to use replace function in a mapper to replace some of the value in a xml string output by xml generator snap. Something like below: $xml.replace(‘<?xml version="1.0" encoding="U...
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    dmiller
    8 years ago

    For me,
    $xmlTest.replace('<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>','')
    is returning
    "replaceTest": ""

    Is this not what you are expecting?

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del
Contributor III
8 years ago

@walkerline117, replace() is case-sensitive, so I’d check the letter casing in your usage since both “UTF-8” and “utf-8” are valid in the XML prolog.

When using the replace() method, I prefer the slash over the single quote so I can add the optional flags. For instance: $xml.replace(/<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>/i,'') is ignores case and should match either situation. Also $xml.replace(/no data/gi,'') should both ignore case and globally replace throughout the string rather than just replace the first match.