Pharo Smalltalk. copyReplaceAll in html file template to static page file
I have a HTML template file where I've created field tags using my own delimiters. For example:
"This is html with ~~fieldName~~ embedded."
I need to read the HTML template file and replace all of my ~~fieldNames~~ with replacement text, then write out the new static HTML file.
Here's a terse version of what I've tried:
file := StandardFileStream fileNamed: 'inHtmlTemplate.html'.
aString := file contentsOfEntireFile.
outHtmlString := aString copyReplaceAll:'~~fieldName~~'
with: 'newString' asTokens: false.
The problem is that the method copyReplaceAll:with:asTokens: is implemented in String class, not the concrete subclass ByteString (and the copyReplaceAll:with:asTokens: method answers 'doesNotUnderstand'). The contents of the HTML file, when converted to aString becomes an instance of ByteString.
In summary I need to search-and-replace all my field tags in the HTML template then output the resulting static HTML files.
Using Pharo 4, or a later version of Pharo — how can I get the above to work correctly?
I cannot reproduce your problem in Pharo 6.1. Your example works fine for me. It does not matter if you have an instance of ByteString, since it's a subclass of String and therefore will also understand copyReplaceAll:with:asTokens:. If you get a does not understand error check the top frame in the debugger. Chances are high that you have a typo in your code or an Object not inheriting from String
