Description

Extracts a sub-string of count characters from the middle of another string (string), starting at position firstIndex. If count is -1, the remainder of string is extracted.

Functional area

String

Command syntax

Syntax

strMid "string" firstIndex count

Arguments

Name	Type	Required	Comments
`string`	string	yes	String to extract sub-string from.
`firstIndex`	integer	yes	The zero-based index of the first character in string that is to be extracted as a sub-string.
`count`	integer	yes	The number of characters to extract from string, counting from `firstIndex`.

Flags

None

Return value

string

Returns the sub-string from a string.

Examples

// Demonstrate usage of strMid
string $str = "This is some text";
string $subStr;
 
// Get 5 characters starting at index 3
$subStr = `strMid $str 3 5`;
print $subStr; 
// Should be "s is "
 
// Get rest of string from index 8
$subStr = `strMid $str 8 -1`;
print $subStr; 
// Should be "some text"

Shogun 1.7 Documentation

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