Utf8.sub
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Returns a substring of the string passed. The substring starts at i. If the third argument j is not given, the substring will end at the end of the string. If the third argument is given, the substring ends at and includes j.
Syntax
string utf8.sub ( string input [, int i = 1, int j = utf8.len( input ) ] )
Required Arguments
- input: A string character sequence
Optional Arguments
NOTE: When using optional arguments, you might need to supply all arguments before the one you wish to use. For more information on optional arguments, see optional arguments.
- i: An integer representing the beginning position (may be negative).
- j: An integer representing the ending position (may be negative).
Returns
Returns a string substring of the original string, containing the selected range from the original string.
Example
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ClientThis example shows how to extract a substring from a UTF-8 string.
local input = "Yarın Salı" local output = utf8.sub( input, 1, 4 ) outputConsole( output ) -- Yarı local output = utf8.sub( input, -4 ) outputConsole( output ) -- Salı local output = utf8.sub( input, -4, -1 ) outputConsole( output ) -- Salı
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Serverlocal input = "Happy Now" local output = utf8.sub( input, 1, 5 ) outputChatBox( output, root, 255,255,255,true ) -- Happy local output = utf8.sub( input, -3 ) outputChatBox( output, root, 255,255,255,true ) -- Now local output = utf8.sub( input, -3, -1 ) outputChatBox( output, root, 255,255,255,true ) -- Now