BIS fnc trimString: Difference between revisions

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Description

Description:: Get a substring out of the string.
Use select instead.
Execution:: call
Groups:: Strings

Syntax

Syntax:: [someText, beginning, length] call BIS_fnc_trimString
Parameters:: someText: String - source string
: beginning: Number (Optional, default 0) - start index; indexing starts at 0
: length: Number (Optional, default end of string) - end index. A negative number means X chars from the string end
Return Value:: String

Examples

Example 1:: ["dreaded_is_the_man", 0, 6] call BIS_fnc_trimString; // will return "dreaded"
Example 2:: ["dreaded_is_the_man", 15] call BIS_fnc_trimString; // will return "man"
Example 3:: ["dreaded_is_the_man"] call BIS_fnc_trimString; // will return "dreaded_is_the_man"

Additional Information

See also:: select

Notes

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R3vo - c: Posted on Aug 24, 2017 - 15:45 (UTC)
: "test" select [0, 4]; // 0.0007 ms ["test", 0, 4] call BIS_fnc_trimString; // 0.013 ms
The first method is about 18 times faster.

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+|s1= [someText, beginning, length] call [[BIS_fnc_trimString]]
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+|p1= someText: [[String]] - source string
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+|p2= beginning: [[Number]] (Optional, default 0) - start index; indexing starts at 0
-|p2= beginning: [[Number]] (Optional, default 0) - start index; indexing starts at 0 |PARAMETER2=
+|p3= length: [[Number]] (Optional, default end of string) - end index. A negative number means X chars ''from the string end''
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+|r1= [[String]]
-| [[String]] |RETURNVALUE=
+|x1= <sqf>["dreaded_is_the_man", 0, 6] call BIS_fnc_trimString;	// will return "dreaded"</sqf>
-|x1= <code>["dreaded_is_the_man", 0, 6] [[call]] [[BIS_fnc_trimString]]; {{codecomment|// will return "dreaded"}}</code> |EXAMPLE1=
+|x2= <sqf>["dreaded_is_the_man", 15] call BIS_fnc_trimString;	// will return "man"</sqf>
-|x2= <code>["dreaded_is_the_man", 15] [[call]] [[BIS_fnc_trimString]]; {{codecomment|// will return "man"}}</code> |EXAMPLE2=
+|x3= <sqf>["dreaded_is_the_man"] call BIS_fnc_trimString;		// will return "dreaded_is_the_man"</sqf>
-|x3= <code>["dreaded_is_the_man"] [[call]] [[BIS_fnc_trimString]]; {{codecomment|// will return "dreaded_is_the_man"}}</code> |EXAMPLE3=
-| |SEEALSO=
+|seealso= [[select]]
 }}
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+{{Note
-<!-- CONTINUE Notes -->
+|user= R3vo
+|timestamp= 20170824154500
-<dl class="command_description">
+|text= <sqf>
-<dd class="notedate">Posted on August 24, 2017 - 15:45 (UTC)
+"test" select [0, 4];						// 0.0007 ms
-<dt class="note">[[User:R3vo|R3vo]]
+["test", 0, 4] call BIS_fnc_trimString;	// 0.013 ms
-<dd class="note">
+</sqf>
-<code>"test" [[select]] [0,4];</code>
-Result: '''0.0007 ms'''<br><br>
-<code>["test",0,4] [[call]] [[BIS_fnc_trimString]];</code>
-Result: '''0.013 ms'''<br><br>
 The first method is about '''18 times faster'''.
-</dl>
+}}
-<!-- DISCONTINUE Notes -->
-<h3 style="display:none">Bottom Section</h3>
-[[Category:Functions|{{uc:trimString}}]]
-[[Category:{{Name|arma3}}: Functions|{{uc:trimString}}]]