string.nthField
| Syntax |
string.nthField (string, delimiter, index)
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| Params |
string is the string from which you wish to extract a field. delimiter is the character that separates fields within the string. index is a number indicating the 1-based index position of the field within string you wish to extract.
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| Action |
Extracts from string the field at position index, with fields defined as strings of characters separated by a single delimiter character.
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| Returns |
The indicated field.
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| Examples |
string.nthField ("Eat a good lunch!", ' ', 3) » good
string.nthField ("Coming,,into,being, is here.", ',', 5)
string.nthField ("people.DW.notepad", '.', 2)
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| Notes |
If index < 1, or if index > the number of fields in string, this verb returns the empty string. Using this verb with a space as the delimiter may not produce the same results as string.nthWord, since the two verbs will treat consecutive spaces differently.
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| See Also |
string.nthWord
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