The following string parsing methods were first introduced in gmax 1.0 and are available in 3ds Max 5 and higher.
Methods:
<Boolean>isSpace <String>
Returns true if the first character of the given string is whitespace (space, tab, or newline), false if not.
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isSpace " MAXScript" --first character is space true isSpace "MAXScript" --first character is not whitespace false isSpace "\nMAXScript" --first character is new line true |
<String>trimLeft <String> [String trimChars]
Trims all leading characters specified in trimChars from the given string and returns it. If trimChars is not specified, basic whitespace characters (space, tab, and newlines) are trimmed.
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trimleft " \nMAXScript" --space and new line trimmed "MAXScript" |
<String>trimRight <String> [String trimChars]
Trims all trailing characters specified in trimChars from the given string and returns it. If trimChars is not specified, basic whitespace characters (space, tab, and newlines) are trimmed.
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trimright "MAXScript \n " --spaces and new line trimmed "MAXScript" trimright "$Teapot0911" "1234567890" --remove trailing numbers "$Teapot" |
<String>readToken <CharStream>
Reads a token from the given stream and returns it as a string. Tokens are defined by a sequence of characters broken up by whitespace. Leading whitespace and one line "//" style comments are automatically skipped.
<String>peekToken <CharStream>
Same as readToken except it does not increment the file position.
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EXAMPLE |
a= "token! -- /* comment!\n */ ( ( \"nested bracket\" pair ) ) " as stringstream (while peekToken a != undefined do print (readToken a);ok) |
skipSpace <CharStream>
Skips to first non-whitespace from the given stream's current file position.