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ColdFusion Functions
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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
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A string
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start
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Starting position for the search
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count
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Number of characters to remove
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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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