Phil wrote:
> Is there a built Rebol function that does the equivalent of Java's
> substring?? (ie make a string from part of another string) Or do I have to
write my own function to do this.
>
> Had a look through the draft manual for 2.2 but I cant see anything there.
Have a look at 'copy, in particular, the '/part refinement.
>> help copy
Returns a copy of a value.
Arguments:
value -- Usually a series (series port bitset)
Refinements:
/part -- Limits to a given length or position.
range -- (number series port)
/deep -- Also copies series values within the block.
>> s: "abcdefghijklmnop"
== "abcdefghijklmnop"
>> t: copy/part s 5
== "abcde"
>> s
== "abcdefghijklmnop"
>> t
== "abcde"
>> s: 12
== 12
>> t
== "abcde"
I hope that helps!
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