chop

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Availability

This routine is available starting with SIL Engine™ 1.0.

Syntax

chop(str, nmb)

Description

Returns a string, chopped at nmb characters. Cuts down the string (if length is greater than nmb characters) to a string of max nmb chars.

Returns nmb characters from str, starting with the leftmost character.

Parameters

Parameter name	Type	Required	Description
str	string	Yes	Specifies a character expression.
nmb	number	Yes	Specifies the number of characters returned from the character expression str.

Return type

string

Example

Example 1

wret = chop("Once upon a time", 6);
print(wret);

Print Once u

Example 2

wret = chop("Once upon a time", 30);
print(wret);

Print Once upon a time

Example 3

wret = chop("Once upon a time", -1);
print(wret);