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What is the method for creating a for loop that searches and replaces?

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answered 2023-05-24 07:51:02 +0000

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The general syntax for creating a for loop that searches and replaces depends on the programming language being used, but the basic steps are:

  1. Define the search string or pattern and the replacement string.
  2. Create a for loop that iterates over the items to search.
  3. For each item, check if it contains the search string or matches the search pattern.
  4. If it does, replace the search string or pattern with the replacement string.
  5. Continue the loop until all items have been searched and replaced.

Here is an example of a for loop for searching and replacing in Python:

search = 'hello'
replace = 'hi'
words = ['hello world', 'hi there']

for i in range(len(words)):
    if search in words[i]:
        words[i] = words[i].replace(search, replace)

print(words)
# Output: ['hi world', 'hi there']
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