[PropertyAccess] Added negative path replaces and optional string arguments for PropertyPathBuilder.
merged branch danielholmes/prop_access_additions (PR #7876)

This PR was merged into the master branch.

Discussion
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Added negative path replaces and optional string arguments for PropertyPathBuilder.

| Q             | A
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| Bug fix?      | no
| New feature?  | yes
| BC breaks?    | no
| Deprecations? | no
| Tests pass?   | yes
| Fixed tickets |
| License       | MIT
| Doc PR        |

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7c729f5 [PropertyAccess] Added negative path replaces and optional string arguments for PropertyPathBuilder.