string replacement

[oakwood]

When one of my variables contains no data I want to replace it with the text NA and I can't figure out how to do it in string replacement if there is no string in the first place. Is there a way to say if the var is blank or null in the string replacement options?

[nshaik]

Re: string replacement

Here's a sample:

// Get patient SSN with "-" removed
var tempSSN = "";
if (pidSegment['PID.19'] != null) {
    tempSSN = pidSegment['PID.19'].toString();
    if (tempSSN.length > 0) {
       tempSSN = tempSSN.replace(/-/g, "");
   }
    else {
       tempSSN = 'NA';
    }
}

[chrisl]

Re: string replacement

You can use the "default value" part of the mapper - if the value is empty of undefined it will use default value. (default value can contain any JS code or other mappings).

-Chris

[chrisl]

Re: string replacement

Also, you could include a regex like:

"" replace with "your value"

or

/.*/g, "your value"

or

".*", "your value"

Try those also.