subString()

Synopsis

Returns a new string containing a subset of the elements from the original string . The subset is specified using the arguments iLow and iHigh, which are inclusive indices. The indices are clamped to the respective ends of the string , if out of range. If iLow is greater than iHigh, returns the empty string . Note that the indices are 1-based.

Syntax

subString ( str As String, 
            iLow As String, 
            iHigh As String ) As String 

Argument	Type	Description
str	String	original string
iLow	Integer	starting index
iHigh	Integer	ending index

Example 1

Intent >subString("To be or not to be", 1, 5) 
--> "To be" 

Example 2

Intent >subString("To be or not to be", 10, 1000) 
--> "not to be" 

Example 3

Intent >subString("To be or not to be", 1000, 1) 
--> ""