Posted on February 21, 2023 (Updated on July 10, 2025)
QGIS: Use ‘replace’ expression for 2 characters in one field calculation
Hiking & ActivitiesHow do I replace text in attribute table in QGIS?
Quote from video: And then first you'll want to select the field you're gonna be replacing values on and we'll do that within quotation marks so quotation mark. He. That's a field key he and then comma.
How do I replace text in QGIS?
The Replace function is commonly used for strings or text. In QGIS, we can use the Replace function inside the Field Calculator to replace some portions of the text with other text or characters.
How do you use expressions in QGIS?
To add an attribute to the Field calculator Expression field, double click its name in the Fields and Values list. Generally, you can use the various fields, values and functions to construct the calculation expression, or you can just type it into the box.
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