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Replace placeholders

Function: Replace placeholders​

This function helps you automatically fill in specific parts of a text with custom information. Imagine you have a standard message or document template, and you want to personalize it for different situations or people. This action finds special markers (like \{\{NAME\}\} or \{\{DATE\}\}) in your text and replaces them with the values you provide.

Input​

  • Text (STRING, required): The original piece of text or template that contains the placeholders you want to replace. For example, "Hello {{NAME}}, your appointment is on {{DATE}}."
  • Placeholders (OBJECT, required): A collection of key-value pairs where each key matches a placeholder in your text (without the \{\{ \}\} brackets), and its corresponding value is what you want to replace it with. For example, if your text has \{\{NAME\}\}, you would provide a placeholder with the key NAME and a value like "John Doe".

Output​

  • Result (STRING): The modified text, with all placeholders replaced, will be stored in a new variable. You can choose the name for this variable; if you don't specify one, it will be named RESULT by default.

Execution Flow​

Real-Life Examples​

Example 1: Personalizing an Email Greeting

  • Inputs:
    • Text: "Dear {{CUSTOMER_NAME}},"
    • Placeholders:
      • CUSTOMER_NAME: "Alice"
  • Result: The RESULT variable will contain: "Dear Alice,"

Example 2: Generating a Custom Invoice Number

  • Inputs:
    • Text: "INV-{{YEAR}}-{{MONTH}}-{{SEQUENCE}}"
    • Placeholders:
      • YEAR: "2023"
      • MONTH: "10"
      • SEQUENCE: "001"
  • Result: The RESULT variable will contain: "INV-2023-10-001"

Example 3: Creating a Dynamic SMS Message

  • Inputs:
    • Text: "Hi {{USER}}, your order #{{ORDER_ID}} has shipped and will arrive by {{DELIVERY_DATE}}. Track it here: {{TRACKING_URL}}"
    • Placeholders:
  • Result: The RESULT variable will contain: "Hi Bob, your order #XYZ789 has shipped and will arrive by November 15th. Track it here: https://example.com/track/XYZ789"