RemoveChars

Description

Returns string with count characters removed from a specified starting position. Return 0 if no characters are found.

Category

String functions

Syntax


RemoveChars(string, start, count) 

See also

Insert, Len

Parameters

Parameter
Description
string
A string
start
Starting position for the search
count
Number of characters to remove

Example

<!--- This example shows the use of RemoveChars --->

<html>

<head>

<title>

RemoveChars Example

</title>

</head>



<body bgcolor = silver>

<H3>RemoveChars Example</H3>



Returns a string with <I>count</I> characters removed from the 

starting position. Returns 0 if no characters are found.



<cfif IsDefined("FORM.myString")>

  <cfif Evaluate(FORM.numChars + FORM.start) 

   GT Len(FORM.myString)>

    <P>Your string is only <cfoutput>#Len(FORM.myString)#

     </cfoutput> characters long.

    Please enter a longer string, select fewer characters to remove or

    begin earlier in the string.

  <cfelse>

    <cfoutput>

    <P>Your original string:   #FORM.myString#

    <P>Your modified string:  #RemoveChars(FORM.myString,

     FORM.numChars, FORM.start)#

    </cfoutput>

...



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