Difference between revisions of "Substr"
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Overloaded method to return a string within a string | Overloaded method to return a string within a string | ||
| − | string substr(string str, int start, int | + | string substr(string str, int start, int length) |
string substr(string str, int start) // reads to the end of the string for finish | string substr(string str, int start) // reads to the end of the string for finish | ||
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myString = substr(otherString,sindex(otherString,"a")); | myString = substr(otherString,sindex(otherString,"a")); | ||
| − | // myString = "a string" | + | // myString == "a string" |
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| + | myString = substr(otherString,sindex(otherString,"is",4)); | ||
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| + | // myString == "is a" | ||
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Overloaded method to return a string within a string
string substr(string str, int start, int length)
string substr(string str, int start) // reads to the end of the string for finish
Can be used in conjuction with sindex to retrieve start index.
eg.
string myString;
string otherString;
otherString = "this is a string";
myString = substr(otherString,sindex(otherString,"a"));
// myString == "a string"
myString = substr(otherString,sindex(otherString,"is",4));
// myString == "is a"
