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==Function substring==
{{MacroFunction
|name=substring
|version=1.3b48
|description=
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.


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=
<syntaxhighlight lang="mtmacro" line>
substring(str, start)
</syntaxhighlight>
<syntaxhighlight lang="mtmacro" line>
substring(str, start, end)
</syntaxhighlight>


===Usage===
|examples=
<source lang="mtmacro" line>
<syntaxhighlight lang="mtmacro" line>
[h: str = substring(str,  start)]
[h: str = substring(str, start, end)]
</source>
 
 
===Example===
<source lang="mtmacro" line>
     [substring("This is a test", 5)]
     [substring("This is a test", 5)]
     [substring("This is a test", 5, 7)]
     [substring("This is a test", 5, 7)]
</source>
</syntaxhighlight>
Returns  
Returns  
<pre>
     is a test
     is a test
     is
     is
</pre>
}}
[[Category:String Function]]

Latest revision as of 23:59, 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