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Class

String

Name

substring()
Examples
String str1 = "CCCP"; 
String str2 = "Rabbit"; 
String ss1 = str1.substring(2);     // Returns "CP"
String ss2 = str2.substring(3);     // Returns "bit"
String ss3 = str2.substring(0, 2);  // Returns "Ra"
println(ss1 + ":" + ss2 + ":" + ss3);  // Prints "CP:bit:Ra"
Description Returns a new string that is a part of the original string. When using the endIndex parameter, the string between beginIndex and endIndex-1 is returned.
Syntax
str.substring(beginIndex)
str.substring(beginIndex, endIndex)
Parameters
str String: any variable of type String
beginIndex int: position from which to begin (inclusive)
endIndex int: position from which to end (exclusive)
Updated on January 1, 2021 03:38:12am EST

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