RegexReplace
DataTools
Description
The most powerful text transformation! RegexReplace replaces complex patterns using regular expressions - remove HTML tags, convert date formats, normalize IDs, clean up whitespace and much more. Impossible replacements become child's play!
With capture group references ($1, $2, ...), callback functions and comprehensive regex options, you transform text with unlimited flexibility. A single command replaces hours of manual work!
Why This Tool Stands Out
- Complex Transformations with one command
- Remove HTML Tags automatic
- Capture References - $1, $2, etc.
- Flexible Formatting of any data
Perfect for:
Web developers, data engineers, content managers and everyone who needs to perform complex text transformations. Ideal for HTML cleanup, data migrations, format normalization, log processing and code refactoring. Perfect for CMS imports, API data preprocessing, report generation and text analytics!
Workflow support; time savings depend on the task
Instead of performing complex replacements manually, writing scripts or configuring tools, RegexReplace handles the most demanding transformations in seconds - with referential integrity and 100% consistency!
JSON Parameters
- text REQUIRED (String)The text to perform the replacement in.
- pattern REQUIRED (String)The regex pattern to find.
- replacement REQUIRED (String)The replacement text. Can contain capture group references ($1, $2, etc.).
- replaceAll OPTIONAL (Boolean)Whether all occurrences should be replaced. Default: true
- caseSensitive OPTIONAL (Boolean)Whether the search should be case-sensitive. Default: false
Example Call
{
"tool": "RegexReplace",
"params": {
"text": "<p>Hello World</p><br><div>Test</div>",
"pattern": "<[^>]+>",
"replacement": "",
"replaceAll": true,
"caseSensitive": false
}
}
Example Usage
Load the text to transform - e.g. HTML, logs or unstructured data.
Create a regular expression pattern that identifies the parts to replace.
Use the transformed text for your application, database or API.
Return Values
The tool returns an object with the following properties:
- result (String)
The text after the regex replacement - replacementsMade (Integer)
Number of replacements performed - pattern (String)
The regex pattern used - originalLength (Integer)
Length of the original text - newLength (Integer)
Length of the resulting text - error (String, optional)
Error message if the operation failed
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