User`s guide

APPENDIX A Function Reference
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uElements
Description Returns the number of elements in a delimited string. If the second parameter
is omitted, a space (ASCII 32) will be taken as a delimiter.
Syntax string uElements(text [, delimiter])
Parameters
string text
A string to investigate.
string delimiter(optional)
The delimiter to be used. The default delimiter is a space character.
Examples To count tokens in a delimited string:
uElements("James T. Kirk") // returns 3
uToken
Description Returns the Nth element from a delimited string. The second parameter
specifies the token number. The index starts at 1. If the third parameter is
omitted, a space (ASCII 32) is taken as the delimiter.
Syntax string uToken(text, index [, delimiter])
Parameters
string text
A string to investigate.
integer index
Number of tokens to be returned.
string delimiter (optional)
The delimiter to be used. The default delimiter is a space character.
Examples To split a delimited string:
uToken("James T. Kirk", 1) // returns "James"
uToken("James T. Kirk", 2) // returns "T."