String Replacement function for Arma SQF

Back again with another function that is useful, string replacement!

This one is quite obvious, you want to replace some substrings of a string with your replacement.... but how would you do that in SQF when Arma does not have any pre-defined functions or exposed c functions available for string replacement.....

//
// PX_fnc_stringReplace :: Replace substrings
// Author: Colin J.D. Stewart
// Usage: ["abc1ghi", "1", "def"] call PX_fnc_stringReplace;
//
PX_fnc_stringReplace = {
	params["_str", "_find", "_replace"];
	
	private _return = "";
	private _len = count _find;	
	private _pos = _str find _find;

	while {(_pos != -1) && (count _str > 0)} do {
		_return = _return + (_str select [0, _pos]) + _replace;
		
		_str = (_str select [_pos+_len]);
		_pos = _str find _find;
	};	
	_return + _str;
};

This function will do just that, it is very easy to use.

["xxx is awesome, I love xxx!", "xxx", "Arma"] call PX_fnc_stringReplace;

// Output: Arma is awesome, I love Arma!

Keep checking back for more!

EDIT:

A small update to allow passing optional multiple find strings via array.

//
// PX_fnc_stringReplace :: Replace substrings
// Author: Colin J.D. Stewart
// Usage: ["xxx is awesome, I love xxx!", "xxx" || [], "Arma"] call PX_fnc_stringReplace;
//
PX_fnc_stringReplace = {
	params["_str", "_find", "_replace"];
	private["_return", "_len", "_pos"];
	
	if (!(_find isEqualType [])) then {
		_find = [_find];
	};
	
	{
		_return = "";
		_len = count _x;		
		_pos = _str find _x;
		
		while {(_pos != -1) && (count _str > 0)} do {
			_return = _return + (_str select [0, _pos]) + _replace;
			
			_str = (_str select [_pos+_len]);
			_pos = _str find _x;
		};	
		_str = _return + _str;
	} forEach _find;
	
	_str;
};

e.g.

["xxx is awesome, I love yyy!", ["xxx", "yyy"], "Arma"] call PX_fnc_stringReplace;

// Output: Arma is awesome, I love Arma!