Build flows and apps that replace one value with another in a string in Microsoft Power Platform and other workflow automation platforms.
The “Replace String” action substitutes one string value for another in any block of text.
Many automation platforms offer out of the box functions for string manipulation but – frustratingly – most require developer-level knowledge of expressions and syntax to perform a simple task like finding a specified string and replacing it with another.
PowerTools makes this easy with the “Replace String” action. Provide the source text, specify a string to find and the string to replace it with, and – Presto! – it returns the new text value. A simple time-saver without any need for expressions or code.
Parameters
Title | Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Source | source | string | String containing the text to be replaced |
Text to Replace | value | string | String to replace |
Replacement Value | replacement | string | Replacement text |
Response
Status | Title | Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|---|---|
Success | Result | result | string | Text containing new string(s) |
Failure | Result | result | string | Error description |
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If your platform is not listed and it supports Open API (Swagger) extensions, import the API Definition document from the Developer Edition product on our Customer Portal at https://portal.apptigent.com/product (look for the Open API link at the top of the PowerTools Developer API definition page). Invoke the desired actions in your app or workflow design tool, supplying values for the listed parameters. Refer to the developer documentation on the Customer Portal for details on input and output formats.
If you are developing a custom app, execute a RESTful POST operation to the /CountCollection endpoint in your application code or use the pre-generated client scaffolding from our Github repo at https://github.com/apptigent/powertools. Be sure to include your API Key (Client ID) in the header using the “X-IBM-Client-Id” key/value pair. The body should be a well-formed JSON object with the parameter label(s) and value(s) in the specified format. Refer to the API documentation at https://portal.apptigent.com for more information.
Example
const request = require('request');
const options = {
method: 'POST',
url: 'https://connect.apptigent.com/api/utilities/ReplaceString',
headers: {
'X-IBM-Client-Id': 'REPLACE_THIS_KEY',
'content-type': 'application/json',
accept: 'application/json'
},
body: {source: 'The brown cow', value: 'cow', replacement: 'dog'},
json: true
};
request(options, function (error, response, body) {
if (error) throw new Error(error);
console.log(body);
});