Module:StringReplace

Documentation for this module may be created at Module:StringReplace/doc

-- This is a helper module for replacing text in strings

local p = {}

local sfind = string.find
local ssub = string.sub

-- Replaces ONE instance of the stringToReplace with replacementString in the fullString
function replace(fullString, stringToReplace, replacementString)
	local si, ei = sfind(fullString, stringToReplace, 1, true)
	if not si then
		return fullString
	end
	local prefix = ssub(fullString,1,si - 1)
	local suffix = ssub(fullString,ei+1)
	return prefix .. replacementString .. suffix
end

return p