BIS_fnc_trimString

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Description

Description:

Get a substring out of the string.

Use select instead.

Execution:

call

Groups:

Strings

Syntax

Syntax:

[someText, beginning, length] call BIS_fnc_trimString

Parameters:

someText: String - source string

beginning: Number (Optional, default 0) - start index; indexing starts at 0

length: Number (Optional, default end of string) - end index. A negative number means X chars from the string end

Return Value:

String

Examples

Example 1:

["dreaded_is_the_man", 0, 6] call BIS_fnc_trimString; // will return "dreaded"

Example 2:

["dreaded_is_the_man", 15] call BIS_fnc_trimString; // will return "man"

Example 3:

["dreaded_is_the_man"] call BIS_fnc_trimString; // will return "dreaded_is_the_man"

Additional Information

See also:

select

Notes

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R3vo - c

Posted on Aug 24, 2017 - 15:45 (UTC)

"test" select [0, 4]; // 0.0007 ms ["test", 0, 4] call BIS_fnc_trimString; // 0.013 ms

The first method is about 18 times faster.