Handlebars Helpers

Find and Replace

Runs regular-expression find and replace during Handlebars substitution. Useful for cleaning text, normalizing values, and preparing messages or integration payloads.

# Uses

• Use to replace a word in some text with another word
• Use to replace a word in some text with another word using a regular expression

# Usage

Helper name : find_and_replace

# Examples

# Simple Example

Example definition:

Replace apple with orange.

        {
    "text": "{{#find_and_replace "/apple/gi" "orange"}}There are apples and pears{{/find_and_replace}}"
}

      

Substituted definition

# Multiline usage

Add the regex flag m to enable multiline mode.

        {
    "text": "{{#find_and_replace "/(apple|pear)/gmi" "orange"}}There are apples and pears.\nThere are many apple baskets and pear baskets{{/find_and_replace}}"
}

      

Substituted definition