$string.setCharAt

This function replaces the character at the specified index with a new character. The result is returned in a new string.

Syntax

$string.setCharAt(<inStr>, <index>, <char>)

inStr	The input string.
index	The index defining the position in the input string. The index is zero based which means the first character in the input string has the index 0. Note: The index must not be < 0 or > string.length-1.
char	The new character.

Template examples

Example 89

Replacing a character in a string

Template

#set($str='Hello World!')
#set($newStr=$string.setCharAt($str, 5, '-'))
Original string: $str
New string: $newStr

Output

Original string: Hello World!
New string: Hello-World!