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# regex_replace

A regular expression search and replace on a variable. Use the `preg_replace()` syntax from the PHP manual.

Parameter Position | Type | Required | Default | Description
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
1 | string | Yes | n/a | This is the regular expression to be replaced.
2 | string | Yes | n/a | This is the string of text to replace with.

Example 5-15. regex_replace
`<?php $smarty->assign('articleTitle', "Infertility unlikely to\nbe passed on, experts say."); ?>`
Where template is:
    {* replace each carriage return, tab and new line with a space *}

    {$articleTitle}
    {$articleTitle|regex_replace:"/[\r\t\n]/":" "}
Will output:
    Infertility unlikely to
    be passed on, experts say.
    Infertility unlikely to be passed on, experts say.

See also `replace` and `escape`.

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