ExtractSubstr¶
Extract a word from a string, starting at a given position in the string.
Declaration¶
Source position: strutils.pp line 228
function ExtractSubstr(const S: string; var Pos: Integer;
const Delims: TSysCharSet) : string;
Arguments¶
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| S | String to search in. |
| Pos | Initial position to start extracting. On exit returns the position of the next word. |
| Delims | Characters to use as word delimiters. |
Function result¶
The extracted word.
Description¶
ExtractSubStr returns all characters from S starting at position Pos till the first character in Delims, or till the end of S is reached. The delimiter character is not included in the result. Pos is then updated to point to the next first non-delimiter character in S. If Pos is larger than the Length of S, an empty string is returned.
The predefined constant StdWordDelims can be used for the Delims argument.
Errors¶
None.
See also¶
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| ExtractDelimited | Extract the N-th delimited part from a string. |
| ExtractWord | Extract the N-th word out of a string. |
| ExtractWordPos | Extract a word from a string, and return the position where it was located in the string. |