Re: [Boost-users] How do you use the find_iterator to do in-place replacements?

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] How do you use the find_iterator to do in-place replacements?
From: Mathias Gaunard (mathias.gaunard_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-04-28 14:24:50

G S wrote:
> Thanks, Mathias, but I don't want to erase the entire range.  I want to 
> replace all the occurrences of a specific character in that range.
> 
> For example, I have a line of text where some sections fall between 
> quotes.  I want to replace all commas within these quoted sections.  I 
> can find the quoted sections with split_iterator, but none of Boost's 
> replacement functions seem to take a range (which I find a little 
> surprising).

replace_range(your_container, your_comma_range, 
what_you_want_to_put_instead)

Use find_iterator to get all your_comma_ranges.