TextRange2.Replace Method (Office)

Finds specific text in a text range, replaces the found text with a specified string, and returns a TextRange2 object that represents the first occurrence of the found text. Returns Nothing if no match is found.

Syntax

expression .Replace(FindWhat, ReplaceWhat, After, MatchCase, WholeWords)

expression An expression that returns a TextRange2 object.

Parameters

Name

Required/Optional

Data Type

Description

FindWhat

Required

String

The text to search for.

ReplaceWhat

Required

String

The text you want to replace the found text with.

After

Optional

Long

The position of the character (in the specified text range) after which you want to search for the next occurrence of FindWhat. For example, if you want to search from the fifth character of the text range, specify 4 for After. If this argument is omitted, the first character of the text range is used as the starting point for the search.

MatchCase

Optional

MsoTriState

Determines whether a distinction is made on the basis of case.

WholeWords

Optional

MsoTriState

Determines whether only whole words are searched.

Return Value

TextRange2

See Also

Concepts

TextRange2 Object

TextRange2 Object Members