Removes leading and trailing unwanted characters from a text string.
StrTrimChar(string, trim-chars[, flags])
(s) string: a string with unwanted characters at the beginning and/or end
(s) trim-chars: a string containing one or more unwanted characters
(i) flags: (optional) specifies where unwanted characters will be removed, see below
(s) string devoid of leading and/or trailing unwanted characters, depending on flag value.
This function removes unwanted characters from the beginning and end of a text string.
Flags
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value |
meaning |
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1 |
Remove unwanted characters from left-hand side of string |
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2 |
Remove unwanted characters from right-hand side of string |
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3 |
Remove unwanted characters from both sides of string. Default action if value not specified. |
; Some text. hamlet = $" To be, or not to be, that is the question:: Whether tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune Or to take arms against a sea of troubles And by opposing end them... $" ; Remove the ellipsis and first and last ; line-feeds that may have leading spaces ; depending on whether your editor uses ; line-feeds or carriage-returns & ; line-feeds to end each line. lenbefore = StrLen(Hamlet) trimchars = " .":@lf ; Note space. trimmed = StrTrimChar(Hamlet, trimchars) lenafter = StrLen(Trimmed) lendif = lenbefore - lenafter Pause("This Can Be About 5 to 7 Removed", "Characters removed ":lendif)