string.sub
Return a string including the characters from start to end within str inclusively. If the arguments are negative, the character count will wrap the other way around. If the last argument end is not given, the substring will end at the end of the initial string.
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Read a line from the user, then print the same string without the first and last characters | |||
Code | <nowiki>
print(string.sub(read(), 2, -2))
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Output | Depends on what the user wrote. For instance, if they were to enter Hello World , the string printed would be ello Worl . |
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Read a line from the user, then return the last 7 characters if the string. | |||
Code | <nowiki>
print(string.sub(read(), -7))
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Output | Depends on what the user wrote. For instance, if they were to enter Hello World , the string printed would be o World . |
string.sub Function | |
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Syntax string.sub(
Colon notation: str:sub(
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Returns | string |
API | string |
Source | Lua (source) |
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