VS:SubString

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Description

Function SubString splits the Text string using characters specified in the Delimiters and returns the token located at the Index position.

The first token is located at index 1.
If there is an error the function returns (empty string).
If index is less than 1 or greater than max number of tokens the function returns (empty string).

FUNCTION SubString(
          text        :DYNARRAY[] of CHAR;
          delimiter   :STRING;
          index       :INTEGER) : DYNARRAY[] of CHAR;

def vs.SubString(text, delimiter, index):
    return DYNARRAY[] of CHAR

Parameters

text		DYNARRAY[] of CHAR
delimiter		STRING
index		INTEGER

Example

middleStr := SubString('Left;Middle;Right', ';', 2);

Version

Availability: from Vectorworks 2014