Please see: {{#invoke:string|sub}}.

Usage

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{{str sub old|text|start|length}} = Substring of text starting at start and containing length characters. Zero-indexed: the first character is numbered 0, and so on, e.g. {{str sub old|20090624130510|8|2}} returns the 2 characters starting at the 9th, i.e. "13".

Examples

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  • {{str sub old|1234567|3|2}} —> 45
  • {{str sub old| alphabet|0|5}} —> alpha
  • {{str sub old| alphabet|5|999}} —> bet
  • {{str sub old|alph abet|0|5}} —> alph
  • {{str sub old| three words  here |4|10}} —> e words h

Any leading spaces are skipped, but internal spaces are counted exactly, yet compressed when displayed.

Template data

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This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Str sub old in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for Str sub old

The template takes a substring of ''text'' starting at ''start'' and containing ''length'' characters.

Template parameters

ParameterDescriptionTypeStatus
Text1

The substring to be trimmed.

Stringrequired
Numeric position2

Numeric position of the starting character within the string

Numberrequired
Count3

Number of characters for the substring

Numberrequired

See also

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