BIS fnc trimString: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 17:17, 29 January 2021

1.00

Hover & click on the images for description

Description

Description:: Get a substring out of the string.
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:: See also needed

Notes

: Report bugs on the Feedback Tracker and/or discuss them on the Arma Discord or on the Forums.
Only post proven facts here! Add Note

Posted on August 24, 2017 - 15:45 (UTC)
R3vo: "test" select [0,4]; Result: 0.0007 ms

["test",0,4] call BIS_fnc_trimString; Result: 0.013 ms

The first method is about 18 times faster.

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
 {{RV|type=function
-| arma3|1.00|gr1 = Strings| Get a substring out of the string.| [someText, beginning, length] call [[BIS_fnc_trimString]]|p1= someText: [[String]] - source string|p2= beginning: [[Number]] (Optional, default 0) - start index; indexing starts at 0|p3= length: [[Number]] (Optional, default end of string) - end index. A negative number means X chars ''from the string end''| [[String]]|x1= <code>["dreaded_is_the_man", 0, 6] [[call]] [[BIS_fnc_trimString]]; {{cc| will return "dreaded"}}</code>|x2= <code>["dreaded_is_the_man", 15] [[call]] [[BIS_fnc_trimString]]; {{codecomment|// will return "man"}}</code>|x3= <code>["dreaded_is_the_man"] [[call]] [[BIS_fnc_trimString]]; {{codecomment|// will return "dreaded_is_the_man"}}</code>|}}
+|game1= arma3
+|version1= 1.00
+|gr1= Strings
+|descr= Get a substring out of the string.
+|s1= [someText, beginning, length] call [[BIS_fnc_trimString]]
+|p1= someText: [[String]] - source string
+|p2= beginning: [[Number]] (Optional, default 0) - start index; indexing starts at 0
+|p3= length: [[Number]] (Optional, default end of string) - end index. A negative number means X chars ''from the string end''
+|r1= [[String]]
+|x1= <code>["dreaded_is_the_man", 0, 6] [[call]] [[BIS_fnc_trimString]]; {{cc|will return "dreaded"}}</code>
+|x2= <code>["dreaded_is_the_man", 15] [[call]] [[BIS_fnc_trimString]]; {{cc|will return "man"}}</code>
+|x3= <code>["dreaded_is_the_man"] [[call]] [[BIS_fnc_trimString]]; {{cc|will return "dreaded_is_the_man"}}</code>
+}}
 <!-- CONTINUE Notes -->
@@ Line 16: / Line 41: @@
 </dl>
 <!-- DISCONTINUE Notes -->
-[[Category:Functions|{{uc:trimString}}]]
-[[Category:{{Name|arma3}}: Functions|{{uc:trimString}}]]