\name{replaces}
\alias{replaces}
\title{Replace all occurences of a specified character in a string by a new character}
\description{
  \code{replaces} This function helps to replace characters in a string. 
}
\usage{
replaces(x,old,new,...)
}
\arguments{
  \item{x}{The strings where the replacements should occurr.}
  \item{old}{The character or vector of characters that should be replaced.}
  \item{new}{The character or vector of characters with whom the old characters should be replaced.}
  \item{...}{Additional parameters. Not used yet.}
}
\details{
This function replaces character strings with the one submitted. This function can only be applied to single strings. Use the \code{replaceAll} to apply it to vectors of strings.
}
\references{}
\author{Johannes Rainer}

\seealso{
	\code{\link{replaceAll}}
}

\examples{
replaces("there are to much white spaces",old=" ","+")
}

\keyword{data}