VB.Net - How to replace an array with another array in a text

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I've been searching, and I found some similar questions, but none of them are solution for me, so what I need is this in Visual Basic:

I have a text (string) and I have two Arrays like this:

Dim data_array_one As String() = {"One", "Two", "Three", "Four"}
Dim data_array_two As String() = {"Five", "Six", "Seven", "Eight"}

What I need is replace every “One” in a text for “Five”, every “Two” for “Six”, and so... I've been using a simple replace function:

text1 = text1.Replace("One", "Five")
text1 = text1.Replace("Two", "Six")
...

But now array contains 24 elements, and every day it increments automatically, so I need something to do it automatically from arrays instead the actual way... Thanks in advanced.

Yes, I need to replace it, first with first, second with second, third with third, and so... — Minion
– Minion, Commented Feb 4, 2013 at 13:18
This is not very optimal but you could try something like for (i=0; i< arrayLength;i++) {text1 = text1.Replace(array1[i], array2[i]);}. — Ravi Y
– Ravi Y, Commented Feb 4, 2013 at 13:22
Do you need to handle issues like partial matches? Using String.Replace to replace "Four" with "Eight" will also cause "Fourteen" to become a misspelled "Eightteen". Probably not what you want. — tcarvin
– tcarvin, Commented Feb 4, 2013 at 15:12
@ryadavilli It's a VB.NET question so and answer in C# isn't useful. — Carl Onager
– Carl Onager, Commented Feb 4, 2013 at 15:37

Pezzzz · Accepted Answer · 2013-02-04 17:06:10Z

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You could try this as a simplistic fix.

dim i as single

For i = 0 to data_array_one.getlength(0)
text1 = text1.Replace(data_array_one(i), data_array_two(i))
next

However it isn't very efficient and as tcarvin said in a comment to your question, this could lead to problems with "Four" being replaced in "Fourteen".

answered Feb 4, 2013 at 17:06

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