Template:Str sub old/doc

Please see: {{#invoke:string|sub}}.

Usage

{{str sub old|text|start|length}} = Substring of text starting at start and containing length characters. Zero-indexed: the first character is numbered 0, and so on, e.g. {{str sub old|20090624130510|8|2}} returns the 2 characters starting at the 9th, i.e. "13".

Examples

• {{str sub old|1234567|3|2}} —> 45
• {{str sub old| alphabet|0|5}} —> alpha
• {{str sub old| alphabet|5|999}} —> bet
• {{str sub old|alph abet|0|5}} —> alph
• {{str sub old| three words  here |4|10}} —> e words h

Any leading spaces are skipped, but internal spaces are counted exactly, yet compressed when displayed.

Template data

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TemplateData for Str sub old

The template takes a substring of ''text'' starting at ''start'' and containing ''length'' characters.

Template parameters

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Text	1	The substring to be trimmed.	String	required
Numeric position	2	Numeric position of the starting character within the string	Number	required
Count	3	Number of characters for the substring	Number	required