Utf8.insert
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Inserts a substring into input string. If insert-position is given, the substring will be inserted before the character at this index, otherwise the substring will concatenate to input. The insert position may be negative.
Syntax
string utf8.insert ( string input [, int insert_pos = utf8.len( input ) + 1 ], string substring )
Required Arguments
- input: A string character sequence
- substring: A string character sequence which should be inserted
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.
- insert_pos: An integer representing the position, where the substring will be inserted at.
Returns
Returns a string with the inserted substring value.
Example
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ServerThis example shows a command handler for '/insert [something]', which will concatenate the '[something]' after the 'hello ' string in 2 ways.
addCommandHandler("insert",
function (player, command, word)
if word then
local output = utf8.insert( "hello ", word )
outputChatBox( output, player )
local output = utf8.insert( "hello ", utf8.len( "hello " ) + 1, word )
outputChatBox( output, player )
end
end
)
