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<var>var</var> := TOKEN [ [[Command_Reference_Options/Silent|/Silent]] ] [ /D=<var>delimiter</var> ] [[Programmer_Guide/Command_Reference_Options/-|/-]] <var>index</var> <var>string | {{PG_StringCommands}} | ||
<var>var</var> := TOKEN [ [[Programmer_Guide/Command_Reference_Options/Silent|/Silent]] ] [ /D=<var>delimiter</var> ] [[Programmer_Guide/Command_Reference_Options/-|/-]] <var>index</var> <var>string</var>… | |||
This command, similar to the <code>[[Programmer Guide/Command Reference/WORD|WORD]]</code> command, tokenises a string | This command, similar to the <code>[[Programmer Guide/Command Reference/WORD|WORD]]</code> command, tokenises a string into words separated by a delimiter specified with the <code>/delimiter</code> option. | ||
The command returns the respective token or an empty string if <var>index</var> is not a number or if it is outside the range 0…<var>nTokens</var>-1 | The command returns the respective token or an empty string if <var>index</var> is not a number or if it is outside the range 0…<var>nTokens</var>-1, <var>nTokens</var> indicating the number of available tokens in the <var>string</var> argument. | ||
When using <code>TOKEN</code>, do not forget to use the [[Programmer_Guide/Command_Reference_Options/-|<code>/-</code>]] option before the first argument (and after any other options). Without the [[Programmer_Guide/Command_Reference_Options/-|<code>/-</code>]] option, any argument starting with a slash will be mistaken for an option. | When using <code>TOKEN</code>, do not forget to use the [[Programmer_Guide/Command_Reference_Options/-|<code>/-</code>]] option before the first argument (and after any other options). Without the [[Programmer_Guide/Command_Reference_Options/-|<code>/-</code>]] option, any argument starting with a slash will be mistaken for an option. | ||
;<var>index</var> | ;<var>index</var> | ||
:The zero-based index of the | :The zero-based index of the token to return (0 ≤ <var>index</var> ≤ <var>nWords</var>-1, <var>nWords</var> being the number tokens available in the <var>string</var> argument). | ||
;<var>string | ;<var>string</var>… | ||
:A string to tokenise. | :A string to tokenise. If you supply more than one string, they will still be considered one string, following {{STx}} rules for argument concatenation. | ||
;<code>[[Command_Reference_Options/Silent|/Silent]]</code> | ;<code>[[Programmer_Guide/Command_Reference_Options/Silent|/Silent]]</code> | ||
:If set, the function sets the return code on failure. Otherwise, it sets the return code to 0, even if the parameters are invalid. | :If set, the function sets the return code on failure. Otherwise, it sets the return code to 0, even if the parameters are invalid. | ||
; | ;<code>/Delimiter=<var>delimiter</var></code> | ||
:Set the delimiter character. The default delimiter is a blank character. | |||
:The default delimiter is a blank. | |||
== Example == | == Example == | ||
Latest revision as of 10:27, 4 March 2016
var := TOKEN [ /Silent ] [ /D=delimiter ] /- index string…
This command, similar to the WORD command, tokenises a string into words separated by a delimiter specified with the /delimiter option.
The command returns the respective token or an empty string if index is not a number or if it is outside the range 0…nTokens-1, nTokens indicating the number of available tokens in the string argument.
When using TOKEN, do not forget to use the /- option before the first argument (and after any other options). Without the /- option, any argument starting with a slash will be mistaken for an option.
- index
- The zero-based index of the token to return (0 ≤ index ≤ nWords-1, nWords being the number tokens available in the string argument).
- string…
- A string to tokenise. If you supply more than one string, they will still be considered one string, following STx rules for argument concatenation.
/Silent- If set, the function sets the return code on failure. Otherwise, it sets the return code to 0, even if the parameters are invalid.
/Delimiter=delimiter- Set the delimiter character. The default delimiter is a blank character.
Example
#str := set 'to be, or not to be, that is the question' #var := token /D=, /- 1 $#str um The second comma separated value in the string "$#str" is "$#var" // will return ' or not to be'
