STRDELETE$

Description

Delete a specified number of characters from a string expression.

Syntax

s = STRDELETE$(sMain, start, count)

Returns

String

Parameters

Name	Type	Optional	Meaning
sMain	String	No	Main string where to delete from
Start	Numeric	No	Position inside sMain where to start to delete
Count	Numeric	No	For how many chars to delete

Remarks

Restrictions

See also

Examples

Thanks to Abraxas for the following script example

Dim sMain As String VALUE "HELLO WORLD"

Dim sNew As String VALUE "TO THE "

Dim StringExpression As String VALUE sMain

Dim sDEL As String

Dim sINS As String

Dim sREV As String

Dim sSTR As String

Dim Start As DWORD VALUE 4

Dim count As DWORD VALUE 7

Dim position As DWORD VALUE 7

Dim sMsg As String

sDEL = STRDELETE$ (StringExpression , start, count)

sINS = STRINSERT$ (sMain, sNew, position)

sREV = STRREVERSE$(sMain)

sMsg += "sMain = " & sMain & $CRLF

sMsg += "sNew = " & sNew & $CRLF

sMsg += "StringExpression = " & StringExpression & $CRLF & $CRLF

sMsg += "Start = " & Start & $CRLF

sMsg += "Count = " & count & $CRLF

sMsg += "Position = " & position & $CRLF & $CRLF

sMsg += "STRDELETE$(string_expression, start, count) = " & sDEL & $CRLF & $CRLF

sMsg += "STRINSERT$(sMain, sNew, position) = " & sINS & $CRLF & $CRLF

sMsg += "STRREVERSE$(sMain) = " & sREV & $CRLF & $CRLF

MSGBOX 0, sMsg