/**
* @license Apache-2.0
*
* Copyright (c) 2022 The Stdlib Authors.
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
* You may obtain a copy of the License at
*
*    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
*
* Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
* distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
* WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
* See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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*/

'use strict';

// MAIN //

/**
* Replaces search occurrences with a replacement string.
*
* @param {string} str - input string
* @param {RegExp} search - search expression
* @param {(string|Function)} newval - replacement value or function
* @returns {string} new string containing replacement(s)
*
* @example
* var str = 'Hello World';
* var out = replace( str, /world/i, 'Mr. President' );
* // returns 'Hello Mr. President'
*
* @example
* var capitalize = require( '@stdlib/string/base/capitalize' );
*
* var str = 'Oranges and lemons say the bells of St. Clement\'s';
*
* function replacer( match, p1 ) {
*     return capitalize( p1 );
* }
*
* var out = replace( str, /([^\s]*)/gi, replacer );
* // returns 'Oranges And Lemons Say The Bells Of St. Clement\'s'
*/
function replace( str, search, newval ) {
	return str.replace( search, newval );
}


// EXPORTS //

module.exports = replace;
