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ReplaceListNoCase

Last update:
May 18, 2026

Description

This function replaces occurrences of the elements from a delimited list in a string with corresponding elements from another delimited list. The search is case insensitive.

Returns

A copy of the string, after making replacements.
Category
History
New in Adobe ColdFusion (2016 release)

See also

Syntax

ReplaceListNoCase(string, list1, list2,includeEmptyFields)

ReplaceListNoCase(string, list1, list2, delimiter, includeEmptyFields)

ReplaceListNoCase(string, list1, list2, delimiter_list1, delimiter_list2, includeEmptyFields)

Parameters

Parameter
Description
string
A string, or a variable that contains one, within which to replace substring.
list1
Comma-delimited list of substrings for which to search.
list2
Comma-delimited list of replacement substrings.
delimiter
Common delimiter for both search and replacement.
delimiter_list1
Delimiter for search.
delimiter_list2
Delimiter for replacement.
includeEmptyFields
When true, empty list elements are preserved.

Example 1

<cfscript>
       myString="The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.";
       myList1="brown,fox,lazy";
       myList2="white,ferret,active";
       newString=ReplaceListNoCase(myString,myList1,myList2,true);
       WriteOutput(newString);
</cfscript>
Output
The quick white ferret jumps over the active dog.

Example 2

<cfscript>
       myString="The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.";
       myList1="brown:fox:lazy";
       myList2="white:ferret:active";
       newString=ReplaceListNoCase(myString,myList1,myList2,":","-",false);
       WriteOutput(newString);
</cfscript>
Output
The quick white:ferret:active jumps over the dog.

Example 3

<cfscript>
       myString="The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.";
       myList1="brown:fox,lazy";
       myList2="white:ferret:active,verylazy";
       newString=ReplaceListNoCase(myString,myList1,myList2,":","-",true);
       WriteOutput(newString);
</cfscript>
Output
The quick white:ferret:active, verylazy fox jumps over the lazy dog.

Using member function

<cfscript>
       myString="The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.";
       myList1="brown,fox,lazy";
       myList2="white,ferret,active";
       newString=myString.replaceListNoCase(myList1,myList2);
       WriteOutput(newString);
</cfscript>

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