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1.10 Predefined functions
Function name
String right
String middle
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Description
The function extracts the last nCount character from string 1 and cop‐
ies this to the return variable.
Parameter:
str1 - string
nCount - number of characters
Syntax:
<function name="string.right" return="<result
string>"> str1, nCount </function>
Example:
<let name="str1" type="string">A brown bear hunts a
brown dog.</let>
<let name="str2" type="string"></let
<function name="string.right" return="str2"> str1,
10 </function>
Result:
str2="brown dog."
The function extracts the specified number of characters from string
1, starting from the iFirst index, and copies these to the return variable.
Parameter:
str1 - string
iFirst - start index
nCount - number of characters
Syntax:
<function name="string.middle" return="<result
string>"> str1, iFirst, nCount </function>
Example:
<let name="str1" type="string">A brown bear hunts a
brown dog.</let>
<let name="str2" type="string"></let
<function name="string.middle" return="str2">
str1, 2, 5 </function>
Result:
str2="brown"
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