Siemens SINUMERIK 828D

Function name Description
String reverse find 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 bear 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 trim left 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"
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