Difference between revisions of "SubString"
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| + | ==== subString ==== | ||
| − | + | Retrieves a substring from a source string. The substring starts at a specified character position or at the beginning of the string and has a specified length. | |
| − | + | '''Syntax''' | |
| − | ''' | + | subString(''source'', ''start'') |
| − | + | or | |
| − | + | subString(''source'', ''start'', ''length'') | |
| − | + | '''Arguments''' | |
| − | '' | + | ''string_exp: ''Is a string expression. |
| − | '' | + | ''start: ''Is a number expression. This is the start character position. |
| − | '' | + | ''length: ''Is a number expression. This is the length of the substring. |
| − | '' | + | '''Return type''' |
| − | + | string | |
| − | + | '''Examples''' | |
| − | '' | + | ''print(subString("Hello", 4));'' |
| − | + | ''//Result: o'' | |
| − | + | ''print(subString("Hello", 0, 4));'' | |
| − | + | ''//Result: Hell '' | |
| − | + | '''Availability''' | |
| − | + | Version 5.1 __NOTOC__ <!-- imported from file: 3738.htm--> | |
| − | + | [[Category:String_Functions]] | |
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Latest revision as of 04:42, 23 December 2011
subString
Retrieves a substring from a source string. The substring starts at a specified character position or at the beginning of the string and has a specified length.
Syntax
subString(source, start)
or
subString(source, start, length)
Arguments
string_exp: Is a string expression.
start: Is a number expression. This is the start character position.
length: Is a number expression. This is the length of the substring.
Return type
string
Examples
print(subString("Hello", 4));
//Result: o
print(subString("Hello", 0, 4));
//Result: Hell
Availability
Version 5.1
