Re: [xsl] Trying to replace vertical pipe...

[Martin Honnen <Martin.Honnen@xxxxxx>]

Paul Harvey wrote:
> I'm sure I can't be the first to face this, but have been unable to track down a 
> solution...
>
> I'm trying to replace the string "|95|" with a single character but the 
> "replace()" function seems to interpret the vertical bars as "or" and won't 
> allow it, complaining about a "zero-length string".
>
> How would I escape |95| in order for it to be treated it as a string and enable 
> it to be replaced?

In general you can use a function like 
http://www.xsltfunctions.com/xsl/functx_escape-for-regex.html to escape 
any characters that usually carry a meaning for the regular expression.

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