STRTRAN()
Translate substring valuw with a main string
- Syntax
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- STRTRAN( <cString>, <cLocString>, <cRepString>, <nPos>, <nOccurences> ) --> cReturn
- Arguments
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- <cString> The main string to search
- <cLocString> The string to locate in the main string
- <cRepString> The string to replace the <cLocString>
- <nPos> The first occurence to be replaced
- <nOccurences> Number of occurence to replace
- Returns
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- <cReturn> Formated string
- Description
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- This function searches for any occurence of <cLocString> in <cString> and replacesit with <cRepString>.If <cRepString> is not specified, a NULL byte will replace <cLocString>.
- If <nPos> is used,its value defines the first occurence to be replaced.The default value is 1.Additionally,if used,the value of <nOccurences> tell the function how many occurrences of <cLocString> in <cString> are to the replaced.The default of <nOccurences> is all occurrences.
Examples
? StrTran("Harbour Power"," "," ") // Harbour Power
? StrTran("Harbour Power The Future of xBase"," "," ",,2) // Harbour Power The future of xBase
Tests
See regression test
- Status
- Ready
- Compliance
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- Will not work with a search string of > 64 KB on some platforms
- Platforms
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- All
- Files
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- Libraty is rtl
- See Also