StringDelete (Function)

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StringDelete (Function)

In french: ChaîneSupprime

Deletes:

all the occurrences of a substring within a string.
Versions 19 and later
part of a string within another string. The part of the string to remove is identified by its position and length.
New in version 19
part of a string within another string. The part of the string to remove is identified by its position and length.
part of a string within another string. The part of the string to remove is identified by its position and length.

Versions 18 and later

This function is now available in Windows Store apps mode.

This function is now available for iPhone/iPad applications.

New in version 18

This function is now available in Windows Store apps mode.

This function is now available for iPhone/iPad applications.

This function is now available in Windows Store apps mode.

This function is now available for iPhone/iPad applications.

Versions 19 and later

This function is now available for PHP sites.

New in version 19

This function is now available for PHP sites.

This function is now available for PHP sites.

Versions 20 and later

This function is now available for Android applications.

This function is now available for Java applications.

This function is now available in Android widget mode.

New in version 20

This function is now available for Android applications.

This function is now available for Java applications.

This function is now available in Android widget mode.

This function is now available for Android applications.

This function is now available for Java applications.

This function is now available in Android widget mode.

Versions 21 and later

This function is now available in Apple Watch mode.

This function is now available in Universal Windows 10 App mode.

New in version 21

This function is now available in Apple Watch mode.

This function is now available in Universal Windows 10 App mode.

This function is now available in Apple Watch mode.

This function is now available in Universal Windows 10 App mode.

Versions 25 and later

This function is now available in browser code.

New in version 25

This function is now available in browser code.

Example

MyString = StringDelete("Antananarivo", "a")
// MyString = Antnnrivo

Versions 19 and later

MyString = StringDelete("Antananarivo", 4, 1)
// MyString = "Antnanarivo"

MyString1 = StringDelete("Example of sentence to delete", 8, 12)
// MyString1 = "Example to delete"

New in version 19

MyString = StringDelete("Antananarivo", 4, 1)
// MyString = "Antnanarivo"

MyString1 = StringDelete("Example of sentence to delete", 8, 12)
// MyString1 = "Example to delete"

Syntax

Deleting all the occurrences of a substring in a string Hide the details

<Result> = StringDelete(<Initial string> , <Substring> [, <Options>])

<Result>: Ansi, Unicode or Binary string

String resulting from the deletion of the substrings.

<Initial string>: Ansi, Unicode or Binary string

Initial string to use. This character string is not modified.

<Substring>: Character string or array of Ansi, Unicode or Binary characters

Substring that will be deleted from <String>. This string can correspond to:
a character string.
an array of character strings. In this case, all the substrings are deleted from <String>.

<Options>: Optional Integer constant

Mode used to find the substring:
IgnoreCase Case and accent insensitive search (ignores uppercase/lowercase differences).
WholeWord Searches for a whole word (between punctuation characters or spaces).

By default, the search is case sensitive and it searches for all specified strings (even if they are part of a word).

Versions 19 and later

Deleting part of a string identified by its position and length Hide the details

<Result> = StringDelete(<Initial string> , <Position> , <Length>)

<Result>: Character string

String resulting from the deletion of a part of the string.

<Initial string>: Character string

Initial string to use (maximum size: 2 GB). This character string is not modified.

<Position>: Integer

Position of the part of the string to delete.

<Length>: Integer

Length of the part of the string to delete (in number of characters).

New in version 19

Deleting part of a string identified by its position and length Hide the details

<Result> = StringDelete(<Initial string> , <Position> , <Length>)

<Result>: Character string

String resulting from the deletion of a part of the string.

<Initial string>: Character string

Initial string to use (maximum size: 2 GB). This character string is not modified.

<Position>: Integer

Position of the part of the string to delete.

<Length>: Integer

Length of the part of the string to delete (in number of characters).

Deleting part of a string identified by its position and length Hide the details

<Result> = StringDelete(<Initial string> , <Position> , <Length>)

<Result>: Character string

String resulting from the deletion of a part of the string.

<Initial string>: Character string

Initial string to use (maximum size: 2 GB). This character string is not modified.

<Position>: Integer

Position of the part of the string to delete.

<Length>: Integer

Length of the part of the string to delete (in number of characters).

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