substr (JavaScript)
Gets a substring.
Defined in
String (Standard - JavaScript)Syntax
substr(start:int) : string
Parameters | Description |
---|---|
start |
The beginning index, inclusive, where 0 is the first index in the string. |
length |
The number of characters in the substring. |
Return value | Description |
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string |
The substring. |
Usage
This method gets characters starting at the index specified by parameter 1.Examples
(1) The following example prints<<<Moscow
Tokyo>>>
(index 8 to the end).function p(stuff) {
print("<<<" + stuff + ">>>");
}
var cities : String;
var ss : string;
try {
cities = new String("Paris Moscow Tokyo");
ss = cities.substr(8);
p(ss);
} catch(e) {
p("Error = " + e);
}
(2) The following example prints <<<Moscow>>>
(index
8 to index 13, inclusive) from the string.
function p(stuff) {
print("<<<" + stuff + ">>>");
}
var cities : String;
var ss : string;
try {
cities = new String("Paris Moscow Tokyo");
ss = cities.substr(8, 6);
p(ss);
} catch(e) {
p("Error = " + e);
}