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 ==Syntax==
-<pre><nowiki>
+<pre>
-  {{#dplreplace:text|pattern|replacement}}
+{{#dplreplace:text|pattern|replacement}}
-</nowiki></pre>
+</pre>
 ==Effect==
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 ''replacement'' may contain references to matching parts.
-==Example==
+==Examples==
+<pre>
- <nowiki> {{#dplreplace:abrakadabra|ab|AB}} </nowiki>    returns:   {{#dplreplace:abrakadabra|ab|AB}}
+{{#dplreplace:abrakadabra|ab|AB}}
+</pre>
+Replaces "ab" with "AB".
- <nowiki> {{#dplreplace:abrakadabra|/a(.*?)r/|A\1_r_}} </nowiki> returns:   {{#dplreplace:abrakadabra|/a(.*?)r/|A\1_r_}}
+'''Result:'''<br>
-The second example only replaces "a" by "A" if there is an "r" somewhere after the "a".
+{{#dplreplace:abrakadabra|ab|AB}}
+<pre>
+{{#dplreplace:abrakadabra|/a(.*?)r/|A\1_r_}}
+</pre>
+Replaces "a" by "A" if there is an "r" somewhere after the "a".
+{{note|This explanation is incomplete, it needs to be expanded to better explain what is taking place in the result.}}
+'''Result:'''<br>
+{{#dplreplace:abrakadabra|/a(.*?)r/|A\1_r_}}
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