// include the latest version of the regex crate in your Cargo.toml
extern crate regex;
use regex::Regex;
fn main() {
let regex = Regex::new(r"(?m)<[^>]*\KREPLACE_ME(?=[^>]*>)").unwrap();
let string = "<div class=\"REPLACE_ME\" id=\"my_id\">this REPLACE_ME cannot be replaced</div>
<REPLACE_ME>this REPLACE_ME cannot be replaced</REPLACE_ME>
<div REPLACE_ME=\"my_attribute\">this REPLACE_ME cannot be replaced</div>";
let substitution = "REPLACED";
// result will be a String with the substituted value
let result = regex.replace_all(string, substitution);
println!("{}", result);
}
Please keep in mind that these code samples are automatically generated and are not guaranteed to work. If you find any syntax errors, feel free to submit a bug report. For a full regex reference for Rust, please visit: https://docs.rs/regex/latest/regex/