Siemens SINUMERIK 808D - Page 291

Function Manual
01/2017
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Function name
Description
string.reversefind
The function searches the transferred string for the last match with
the substring.
If the substring is found, the function provides the index to the first
character (starting with zero) or, failing this, -1.
Parameter:
string
- string variable
find string
- string to be found
startindex
– start index (optional)
Syntax:
<function name="string.reversefind" return="<int
val>"> str1, find string </function>
Example:
<let name="index">0</let>
<let name="str1" type="string">A brown bea
r hunts a
brown dog. </let>
<function name="string.reversefind" return="index">
str1, _T"brown" </function>
Result:
Index = 21
or
<function name="string.reversefind" return="index">
str1, _T"brown", 10 </function>
Result:
Index = 2
string.trimleft
The function trims the starting characters from a string.
Parameter:
str1
- string variable
Syntax:
<function name="string.trimleft" > str1 </function>
Example:
<let name="str1" type="string"> test trim
left</let>
<function name="string.trimleft" > str1 </function>
Result:
str1 = "test trim left"