Replace function in C++ [duplicate]

Question

I have one string A B C. I need to replace space with underscore(_) in C++. Is there any function like we have in perl or java?

Input:

   char* string =  "A B C"

Output

    A_B_C

I have chararacter string (char*), so don't want to use std::string functions. — Manish
– Manish, Commented Mar 7, 2013 at 8:40
NOTE: There is something inherently wrong with the question that is not addressed in the duplicate answers. The code in the question is obtaining a non-const pointer to a literal, which is a deprecated feature of the language. While the pointer is non-const, the literal is const, and trying to change it's contents (for the substitution) is undefined behavior. As others have mentioned, you need to start by creating a copy (std::string would be the natural choice, operate on that and then get a char* back if you need) — David Rodríguez - dribeas
– David Rodríguez - dribeas, Commented Mar 7, 2013 at 13:17

tozka · Accepted Answer · 2013-03-07 08:33:51Z

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There is std::replace

#include <algorithm>
...
std::replace (s.begin(), s.end(), ' ', '_');

answered Mar 7, 2013 at 8:33

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Angew is no longer proud of SO · Accepted Answer · 2013-03-07 08:34:39Z

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Yes, there's std::replace() defined in <algorithm>:

#include <algorithm>
#include <string>

int main() {
  std::string input("A B C");
  std::replace(input.begin(), input.end(), ' ', '_');
}

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nogard · Accepted Answer · 2013-03-07 08:33:56Z

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There is std::replace function

std::replace( s.begin(), s.end(), 'x', 'y'); // replace all 'x' to 'y'

answered Mar 7, 2013 at 8:33

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Bo Persson Over a year ago

Amazingly similar to this answer stackoverflow.com/a/2896627/597607

Olaf Dietsche · Accepted Answer · 2013-03-07 09:19:51Z

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There is no equivalent replace member function.

You must first search for the space and then use std::string::replace

char *string = "A B C";
std::string s(string);
size_t pos = s.find(' ');
if (pos != std::string::npos)
    s.replace(pos, 1, "_");

With just a char*, put it first in a std::string and then apply one of the answers here.

If you want to avoid std::string and std::string methods altogether, use std::replace as the other answers already suggested

std::replace(string, string + strlen(string), ' ', '_');

or if you already know the string length

std::replace(string, string + len, ' ', '_');

But keep in mind, that you cannot modify a constant string literal.

If you want to do it manually, c style

static inline void manual_c_string_replace(char *s, char from, char to)
{
    for (; *s != 0; ++s)
        if (*s == from)
            *s = to;
}

edited Mar 7, 2013 at 9:19

answered Mar 7, 2013 at 8:38

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Manish Over a year ago

std::string function are very expensive. I need to do this 1 million times. It will slow down the speed.

Olaf Dietsche Over a year ago

@user15662 Then use std::replace, as the other answers suggest.

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