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  <RefEntryTitle>string-replace-list</RefEntryTitle>
  <RefMiscInfo Role="file">dblib.dsl</RefMiscInfo>
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  <RefName>string-replace-list</RefName>
  <RefPurpose>Replace a list of target substrings in a string</RefPurpose>
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<RefSynopsisDiv><Title>Synopsis</Title>
<Synopsis>
(string-replace-list string replace-list)
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<RefSect1><Title>Description</Title>

<para>
Replaces, in <literal>string</literal>, all occurances of each target in
<literal>replace-list</literal> with its replacement.</para>


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<RefSect1><Title>Author</Title>

<para>
Norman Walsh, &lt;ndw@nwalsh.com&gt;
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<RefSect1><Title>Source Code</Title>

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(define (string-replace-list string replace-list)
  ;; Replace a list of target substrings in a string
  (let loop ((str string) (pos 0))
    (if (>= pos (string-length str))
	str
	(loop (repl-substring-list str replace-list pos) 
	      (if (repl-substring-list? str replace-list pos)
		  (+ (string-length 
		      (repl-substring-list-repl str replace-list pos)) 
		     pos)
		  (+ 1 pos))))))
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