Siemens SINUMERIK 808D ADVANCED Series

Commissioning Manual
354 6FC5397-4EP10-0BA8, 07/2018
Function name
Description
string.length
The function gives the number of characters in a string.
Parameter:
str1
- string
Syntax:
<function name="string.length" return="<int var>">
str1 </function>
Example:
<let name="length">0</let>
<let name="str1" type="string">
A brown bear hunts a
brown dog.</let>
<function name="string.length" return="length">
str1 </function>
Result:
length = 31
string.replace
The function replaces all the substrings found with the new string.
Parameter:
string
- string variable
find string
- string to be replaced
new string
- new string
Syntax:
<function name="string.replace"> string, find
string, new string </function>
Example:
<let name="str1" type="string">A brown bear hunts a
brown dog. </let>
<function name="string.replace" > str1, _T"a brown
dog" , _T"a big salmon"</function>
Result:
str1 = "A brown bear hunts a big salmon!"