SUBSTITUTE function
Substitutes new text for old text in a text string
Syntax
SUBSTITUTE(text, old_text, new_text, [instance_num])Square brackets indicate optional arguments.
Arguments
| Argument | Required | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| text | Yes | The text or the reference to a cell containing text for which you want to substitute characters."Hello Univer" |
| old_text | Yes | The text you want to replace."Hello" |
| new_text | Yes | The text you want to replace old_text with."Hi" |
| instance_num | No | Specifies which occurrence of old_text you want to replace with new_text. If you specify instance_num, only that instance of old_text is replaced. Otherwise, every occurrence of old_text in text is changed to new_text.1 |
Try SUBSTITUTE
Replace a matching text fragment
=SUBSTITUTE(B2,"Har","Ar")Replace a matching text fragment. The result is checked against a separately authored expected value for the supplied table. You can edit the data to explore the rule.
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SUBSTITUTE · top-level call
=SUBSTITUTE(B2,"Har","Ar")1 / 3 · text
The text or the reference to a cell containing text for which you want to substitute characters.
SUBSTITUTE reference ↗Follow the cells behind a result
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Reference and compatibility
Univer 1.0.4 / Apache-2.0. Calculation checks cover the supplied examples only. The browser worksheet does not implement every Excel feature, external service or connected data type.