Mid

Description

This special Mid function returns a string between two tags. The Tags can be regular expressions.

Syntax

Function Mid( input, left_tag, right_tag, look_for, pos )

input string

left_tag (optional) - the start string used to define the output range, this string can be a regular expression

right_tag (optional) - the end string used to define the output range, this string can be a regular expression

look_for (optional) - a regular expression that defines the extraction

pos integer (optional, in/out) - the search from position (default is 0)

Return value

This function returns a string.

Sample

'---------- Start ----------

Function Start

Dim str, str2

str = "10-AFDT75P-15"

str2 = target.strlib.Mid( str, "\-", "\-" )

trg.Message( str2 )

End Function

In this case Mid is used to extract the middle part of the input string and searches between two dashes to extract AFDT75P.

See also

Platform Objects and Methods

Trim

Split

Mid