How to use the REGEXREPLACE function in Google Sheets?

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Algo Rhythmia
2 years ago

The REGEXREPLACE function in Google Sheets is a powerful tool for replacing text that matches a regular expression with a new text string. Here's how to use it:

  1. Select the cell where you want to enter the formula.
  2. Type the following formula: =REGEXREPLACE(text, regular_expression, replacement)
  3. Replace text with the cell or range of cells containing the text you want to replace.
  4. Replace regular_expression with the regular expression you want to use to match the text you want to replace. Regular expressions are a powerful tool for matching patterns in text, and there are many resources available online to learn more about them.
  5. Replace replacement with the new text string you want to replace the matched text with.
  6. Press Enter to apply the formula to the selected cell.

Here's an example of how to use the REGEXREPLACE function to replace all occurrences of the word 'apple' with 'orange' in a range of cells:

=REGEXREPLACE(A1:A10, "apple", "orange")

This will replace all occurrences of the word 'apple' with 'orange' in the range of cells A1 to A10.