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how to use gsub with an exact string?
I want to use gsub in a text to change a exact string.
local Text = "Here is an apple and there is a pineapple."
local NewText = Text:gsub("apple","grape")
print(NewText)
--Output --Here is an grape and there is a pinegrape.
It change pineapple to pinegrape and I do not want that to happen.
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WHat do you exactly want to happen XD? Igoralexeymarengobr 365 — 5y
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This will change every word that reads as "apple" to grape. For a solution, you could use a gmatch to rule out non-singular worded versions instead to solve your issue. Ziffixture 6913 — 5y
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Question
how to use gsub with an exact string? It change pineapple to pinegrape and I do not want that to happen.
Answer
If you do not want it to change anything prefixing the word "apple" such as "pineapple" then only replace the word "apple" with whitespace in front of it. %s is the white space pattern, so we would use "%apple"
Example
local text = "I love apples but pineapples are bad!"
local finalText = text:gsub("%sapple", " grape") --// notice there is a space infront of the `g` in grape because it will replace the space and there will be no separator between `grape` and the word previously before.
print(finalText)
Output:
I love grapes but pineapples are bad!