string.countFields
| Syntax |
string.countFields (string, delimiter)
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| Params |
string is the string in which you wish to determine the number of fields. delimiter is the character that separates fields within the string.
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| Action |
Counts the number of fields in string, with a field being defined as a string of characters separated by a single delimiter character.
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| Returns |
Number indicating how many fields are in string.
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| Examples |
string.countFields ("Run-of-the-mill", '-') » 4
string.countFields ("Frontier scripters have more fun.", ' ')
In this example, extra spaces after "have" count; they delimit empty fields.
When a delimiter is the first character in a string, the field preceding it is empty.
When a delimiter is the last character in a string, the field following it is not counted. |
| Notes |
Every string has at least one field, even if it is empty. If the last field is empty, it will not be counted. Using this verb with a space as the delimiter may not produce the same results as string.countWords, since the two verbs will treat consecutive spaces and empty strings differently.
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| See Also |
string.nthField
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