Before (String function)

Part of string before a substring (String class)

[Introduced in Model 204 7.5]

Before operates on a string and returns the portion of that string prior to the user-specified delimiter. To get the portion of the string after a delimiter, use the Before string method.

Syntax

%outString = string:Before( substring, [Start= number])

Syntax terms

%outString	string
string	string
substring	string
Start	number This default value of this argument is ??.

Examples

The following request prints

I am the Eggman

begin %x is string len 64 initial('I am the Eggman! I am the Walrus! Koo Koo Kachoo!') printText {%x:before('!')} end

The following request prints

Eggman!

begin %x is string len 64 initial('I am the Eggman! I am the Walrus! Koo Koo Kachoo!') printText {%x:before('!',10)} end

See also

Float class String class Unicode class	List of Float methods List of String methods List of Unicode methods List of Intrinsic methods	Float methods syntax String methods syntax Unicode methods syntax
Notation conventions for methods

The Before string method.