Julia: replace: Replace given pattern

replace(string, pat, r[, n])

Search for the given pattern pat, and replace each occurrence with r.

Argument	Description
string	String to replace
pattern	Pattern to search for
r	Replace pattern with string r
n	It is optional, If n is provided, replace at most n occurrences.

julia> replace("1 told 2 is fine asked about 3", r"[0-9]", "personx")
"personx told personx is fine asked about personx"

julia> replace("1 told 2 is fine asked about 3", r"[0-9]", "personx", 1)
"personx told 2 is fine asked about 3"

julia> replace("1 told 2 is fine asked about 3", r"[0-9]", "personx", 2)
"personx told personx is fine asked about 3"

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