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PlaceholderReplace

is an option to Paste that determines whether to replace a selection placeholder with the selected contents.

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PlaceholderReplace

PlaceholderReplace

is an option to Paste that determines whether to replace a selection placeholder with the selected contents.

Examples

Basic Examples  (1)

Select the input below the button and press the button to use the contents for the button's placeholder:

Wolfram Language code: Button["paste", Paste[EvaluationNotebook[],  + 2]]
Wolfram Language code: x

This button always pastes the literal placeholder even if content is selected:

Wolfram Language code: Button["paste", Paste[EvaluationNotebook[],  + 2, PlaceholderReplace -> False]]
Wolfram Language code: x
Wolfram Research (2010), PlaceholderReplace, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/PlaceholderReplace.html.

Text

Wolfram Research (2010), PlaceholderReplace, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/PlaceholderReplace.html.

CMS

Wolfram Language. 2010. "PlaceholderReplace." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/PlaceholderReplace.html.

APA

Wolfram Language. (2010). PlaceholderReplace. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/PlaceholderReplace.html

BibTeX

@misc{reference.wolfram_2026_placeholderreplace, author="Wolfram Research", title="{PlaceholderReplace}", year="2010", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/PlaceholderReplace.html}", note=[Accessed: 12-June-2026]}

BibLaTeX

@online{reference.wolfram_2026_placeholderreplace, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={PlaceholderReplace}, year={2010}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/PlaceholderReplace.html}, note=[Accessed: 12-June-2026]}