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Returns the substring of the string from the start to the end indexes. Indexes for strings start at 0. Negative indexes count from the end of the string; the index {{code|-1}} is equivalent to the last character.  If the end parameter is not specified, then the substring extends to the end of the string.
Returns the substring of the string from the start to the end indexes. Indexes for strings start at 0. If the end parameter is not specified, then the substring extends to the end of the string.


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Latest revision as of 02:18, 8 June 2024

substring() Function

Introduced in version 1.3b48
Returns the substring of the string from the start to the end indexes. Indexes for strings start at 0. If the end parameter is not specified, then the substring extends to the end of the string.

Usage

substring(str, start)
substring(str, start, end)

Examples

    [substring("This is a test", 5)]
    [substring("This is a test", 5, 7)]

Returns

    is a test
    is