[Laszlo-user] Replace method missing for String

[P T Withington]

There is no String#replace in Flash.  If you are finding one, somebody  
has put one there for you.  The typical kludge is:

String.prototype.replace = function (from, to) {
   return this.split(from).join(to);
}

Which is not accurate, since it obviously won't work with RegEx's.   
But then, there are no RegEx's in Flash either.

But it looks to me like what you really want is `encodeURIComponent`,  
which we make sure is available on all runtimes:

lzx> encodeURIComponent(LzCanvas.versionInfoString())
'URL%3A%20http%3A%2F%2Fdueling%2Dbanjos%2Elocal%3A8080%2Fdingdong 
%2Dclean%2Ftest%2Flpp%2D6066%2Elzx%3Flzt%3Dswf%26lzr%3Dswf8%0AVersion 
%3A%204%2E2%2Ex%2E0%0ARelease%3A%20Latest%0ABuild%3A%2010458%20%2FUsers 
%2Fptw%2FOpenLaszlo%2Fdingdong%2Dclean%0ADate%3A 
%202008%2D07%2D23T20%3A20%3A01%2D0400%0ATarget%3A%20swf8%0ARuntime%3A 
%209%2E124%0A'
lzx>

On 2008-07-23, at 19:35EDT, lcondellone wrote:

> Its the same string both times, but maybe this will help:
>
> _this code:_
> var env_info = LzCanvas.versionInfoString();
> Debug.write( env_info );
> env_info = env_info.replace("\n", "; ");
> env_info = env_info.replace("<![CDATA[&]]>", "; ");
> var test = "test";
> Debug.write('test: ', test.replace);
>
> _Outputs this when working:_
> URL: http://localhost:8080/main.lzx?lzt=swf&lzr=swf8&debug=true&lzbacktrace=true
> Version: 4.0.11.0
> Release: Mars Production
> Build: 8460-openlaszlo-branches-pagan-deities
> Date: 2008-03-28T07:37:32-0700
> Target: swf8
> Runtime: 9.124
> test:  «Function#6| ../util/string-utils.js#15/59»
>
> _And this when not:_
> URL: http://localhost:8080/main.lzx?lzt=swf&lzr=swf8&debug=true&lzbacktrace=true
> Version: 4.0.11.0
> Release: Mars Production
> Build: 8460-openlaszlo-branches-pagan-deities
> Date: 2008-03-28T07:37:32-0700
> Target: swf8
> Runtime: 9.124
> ERROR @LogService.lzx#55: call to undefined method 'replace'
> ERROR @LogService.lzx#56: undefined object does not have a property  
> 'replace'
> WARNING @LogService.lzx#59: reference to undefined property 'replace'
> test:  undefined
>
> So is there added/missing functionality somewhere (this is a big  
> project), or is String being manipulated? Can String be manipulated?
>
> -LC
>
>
> Henry Minsky wrote:
>> Is it possible you're not passing a string in those cases, but some
>> other object?
>> Is it reproducible? Maybe put a Debug.write(typeof(yourstringvar)) to
>> make sure.
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Jul 23, 2008 at 7:06 PM, lcondellone
>> <lcondellone at laszlosystems.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> When calling <some string>.replace("x", "y"), its sometimes works,  
>>> and
>>> sometimes I get "call to undefined method 'replace'".
>>>
>>> There are also indicators that others have run into this problem:  
>>> checks if
>>> replace exists, comments that "String.replace is needed!"
>>>
>>> Is this method disabled? Or how would one enable/disable it?
>>>
>>> -LC
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
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