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- //: C17:Replace.cpp
- // From Thinking in C++, 2nd Edition
- // Available at http://www.BruceEckel.com
- // (c) Bruce Eckel 1999
- // Copyright notice in Copyright.txt
- #include <string>
- #include <iostream>
- using namespace std;
-
- void replaceChars(string& modifyMe,
- string findMe, string newChars){
- // Look in modifyMe for the "find string"
- // starting at position 0
- int i = modifyMe.find(findMe, 0);
- // Did we find the string to replace?
- if(i != string::npos)
- // Replace the find string with newChars
- modifyMe.replace(i,newChars.size(),newChars);
- }
-
- int main() {
- string bigNews =
- "I thought I saw Elvis in a UFO. "
- "I have been working too hard.";
- string replacement("wig");
- string findMe("UFO");
- // Find "UFO" in bigNews and overwrite it:
- replaceChars(bigNews, findMe, replacement);
- cout << bigNews << endl;
- } ///:~
-