# replace

A simple search and replace on a variable. This is equivalent to the
PHP's [`str_replace()`](https://www.php.net/str_replace) function.

## Basic usage
```smarty
{$myVar|replace:"foo":"bar"}
```

## Parameters

| Parameter Position | Type   | Required | Description                                 |
|--------------------|--------|----------|---------------------------------------------|
| 1                  | string | Yes      | This is the string of text to be replaced.  |
| 2                  | string | Yes      | This is the string of text to replace with. |


## Examples

```php
<?php

$smarty->assign('articleTitle', "Child's Stool Great for Use in Garden.");

```

Where template is:

```smarty
{$articleTitle}
{$articleTitle|replace:'Garden':'Vineyard'}
{$articleTitle|replace:' ':'   '}
```
       
Will output:

```
Child's Stool Great for Use in Garden.
Child's Stool Great for Use in Vineyard.
Child's   Stool   Great   for   Use   in   Garden.
```

See also [`regex_replace`](language-modifier-regex-replace.md) and
[`escape`](language-modifier-escape.md).