replaces characters by position · from excel · excel: not yet compared · sheets: not yet compared

signature

REPLACE(old_text, start_num, num_chars, new_text)

returns: text

argument	required
old_text	required
start_num	required
num_chars	required
new_text	required

examples

formula and result, taken from the engine's own test suite — every result below is asserted in CI, not written by hand.

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