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Zyberdog: added parent category, few typos

2006-02-18T00:45:20Z

added parent category, few typos

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	Returns '''I''' amount of ~~charaters~~ from the '''N'''th ~~charater~~ in '''text'''.		Returns '''I''' amount of characters from the '''N'''th character in '''text'''.
	$mid(<text>,N[,I])		$mid(<text>,N[,I])
	I is optional, if I is ~~ommited~~, it will return from position N onwards.		I is optional, if I is omitted, it will return from position N onwards.

	== Examples ==		== Examples ==
	var %i = abcde		var %i = abcde
	echo -ag $mid(%i,2,3)		echo -ag $mid(%i,2,3)
	This above example will echo out bcd. This is because it grabs the text from position ''N'' which is ''2'' in this case, ''a'' being ''1'', and ''b'' being ''2''. From this spot, we now grab then next ''I'' ~~charaters~~ (''3'') so we grab ''b=1 c=2 d=3''		This above example will echo out bcd. This is because it grabs the text from position ''N'' which is ''2'' in this case, ''a'' being ''1'', and ''b'' being ''2''. From this spot, we now grab then next ''I'' characters (''3'') so we grab ''b=1 c=2 d=3''


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	'';Keep looping while %n is less than or equal to %i.''		'';Keep looping while %n is less than or equal to %i.''
	[[While loops\|while]] (%n [[If-Then-Else#The_Operators\|<=]] %i) {		[[While loops\|while]] (%n [[If-Then-Else#The_Operators\|<=]] %i) {
	'';Set %letter to the ~~charater~~ located at %n, only grab 1 ~~charater~~.''		'';Set %letter to the character located at %n, only grab 1 character.''
	var %letter = $mid(%text,%n,1)		var %letter = $mid(%text,%n,1)

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	}		}
	[[echo]] -ag String: %text		[[echo]] -ag String: %text
	echo -ag There are %letters letters, %numbers numbers, %spaces spaces and %other other ~~charaters~~ (punctuations etc.)		echo -ag There are %letters letters, %numbers numbers, %spaces spaces and %other other characters (punctuations etc.)

	== Also See ==		== Also See ==
	* [[$right]]		* [[$right]]
	* [[$left]]		* [[$left]]
			[[Category:Text_and_Number_Identifiers]]

Doomie at 11:48, 20 December 2005

2005-12-20T11:48:19Z

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	Returns '''I''' amount of charaters from the '''N'''th charater in '''text'''.		Returns '''I''' amount of charaters from the '''N'''th charater in '''text'''.
	$mid(<text>,N[,I])		$mid(<text>,N[,I])
	I is optional, if I is ommited, it will return from ~~posistion~~ N onwards.		I is optional, if I is ommited, it will return from position N onwards.

	== Examples ==		== Examples ==
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	This is an example to loop threw every character and check it against something.		This is an example to loop threw every character and check it against something.
	'';Set the ~~varible~~ %text to the string we are going to use.''		'';Set the variable %text to the string we are going to use.''
	[[var]] %text = There is 14 brown cows, they're hyperactive and jump over the 6 lazy red fish. :-(		[[var]] %text = There are 14 brown cows, they're hyperactive and jump over the 6 lazy red fish. :-(

	'';Set the ~~varible~~ %n to 1 and %i to the ~~lenght~~ of %text.''		'';Set the variable %n to 1 and %i to the length of %text.''
	var %n = 1, %i = [[$len]](%text)		var %n = 1, %i = [[$len]](%text)
	'';Creates these local ~~varibles~~ so they don't save as global when used.''		'';Creates these local variables so they don't save as global when used.''
	var %letters = 0, %numbers = 0, %spaces = 0, %other = 0		var %letters = 0, %numbers = 0, %spaces = 0, %other = 0

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	var %letter = $mid(%text,%n,1)		var %letter = $mid(%text,%n,1)

	'';If %letter is a letter, number, space or other set the ~~corrisponding varible~~.''		'';If %letter is a letter, number, space or other set the corresponding variable.''
	[[If-Then-Else\|if]] (%letter [[If-Then-Else#The_Operators\|isletter]]) { [[inc]] %letters }		[[If-Then-Else\|if]] (%letter [[If-Then-Else#The_Operators\|isletter]]) { [[inc]] %letters }
	[[If-Then-Else\|elseif]] (%letter [[If-Then-Else#The_Operators\|isnum]]) { inc %numbers }		[[If-Then-Else\|elseif]] (%letter [[If-Then-Else#The_Operators\|isnum]]) { inc %numbers }
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	[[If-Then-Else\|else]] { inc %other }		[[If-Then-Else\|else]] { inc %other }

	'';Increment %n by 1, so first loop %n = 1, then %n = 2 ~~untill~~ %n is greater than %i''		'';Increment %n by 1, so first loop %n = 1, then %n = 2 until %n is greater than %i''
	inc %n		inc %n
	}		}
	[[echo]] -ag String: %text		[[echo]] -ag String: %text
	echo -ag There is %letters letters, %numbers numbers, %spaces spaces and %other other charaters (punctuations etc.)		echo -ag There are %letters letters, %numbers numbers, %spaces spaces and %other other charaters (punctuations etc.)

	== Also See ==		== Also See ==
	* [[$right]]		* [[$right]]
	* [[$left]]		* [[$left]]

Albie at 11:45, 20 December 2005

2005-12-20T11:45:52Z

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	var %i = abcde		var %i = abcde
	echo -ag $mid(%i,2,3)		echo -ag $mid(%i,2,3)
	This above example will echo out bcd. This is because ~~the~~ it grabs the text from position ''N'' which is ''2'' in this case, ''a'' being ''1'', and ''b'' being ''2''. From this spot, we now grab then next ''I'' charaters (''3'') so we grab ''b=1 c=2 d=3''		This above example will echo out bcd. This is because it grabs the text from position ''N'' which is ''2'' in this case, ''a'' being ''1'', and ''b'' being ''2''. From this spot, we now grab then next ''I'' charaters (''3'') so we grab ''b=1 c=2 d=3''

Albie at 11:43, 20 December 2005

2005-12-20T11:43:48Z

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Returns '''I''' amount of charaters from the '''N'''th charater in '''text'''.
$mid(<text>,N[,I])
I is optional, if I is ommited, it will return from posistion N onwards.

== Examples ==
var %i = abcde
echo -ag $mid(%i,2,3)
This above example will echo out bcd. This is because the it grabs the text from position ''N'' which is ''2'' in this case, ''a'' being ''1'', and ''b'' being ''2''. From this spot, we now grab then next ''I'' charaters (''3'') so we grab ''b=1 c=2 d=3''

This is an example to loop threw every character and check it against something.
'';Set the varible %text to the string we are going to use.''
[[var]] %text = There is 14 brown cows, they're hyperactive and jump over the 6 lazy red fish. :-(

'';Set the varible %n to 1 and %i to the lenght of %text.''
var %n = 1, %i = [[$len]](%text)
'';Creates these local varibles so they don't save as global when used.''
var %letters = 0, %numbers = 0, %spaces = 0, %other = 0

'';Keep looping while %n is less than or equal to %i.''
[[While loops|while]] (%n [[If-Then-Else#The_Operators|<=]] %i) {
'';Set %letter to the charater located at %n, only grab 1 charater.''
var %letter = $mid(%text,%n,1)

'';If %letter is a letter, number, space or other set the corrisponding varible.''
[[If-Then-Else|if]] (%letter [[If-Then-Else#The_Operators|isletter]]) { [[inc]] %letters }
[[If-Then-Else|elseif]] (%letter [[If-Then-Else#The_Operators|isnum]]) { inc %numbers }
elseif (%letter [[If-Then-Else#The_Operators|==]] [[$chr]](32)) { inc %spaces }
[[If-Then-Else|else]] { inc %other }

'';Increment %n by 1, so first loop %n = 1, then %n = 2 untill %n is greater than %i''
inc %n
}
[[echo]] -ag String: %text
echo -ag There is %letters letters, %numbers numbers, %spaces spaces and %other other charaters (punctuations etc.)

== Also See ==
* [[$right]]
* [[$left]]