User`s guide
APPENDIX A Function Reference
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number position
The position where to start reading.
number length
The number of characters to read.
Examples To get a substring out of a string:
uSubstr("James T. Kirk", 7, 2) // returns "T."
uLPos
Description Returns the position of a substring within a string. A result of zero indicates
that the substring has not been found
Syntax string uLPos(input, substring)
Parameters
string input
The input string.
string substring
The substring to search.
Examples To find the first occurrence of a substring:
uLPos("James T. Kirk", "T") //returns 7
uLower, uLow
Description Returns the input string in lowercase letters.
Syntax string uLower(input);
string input;
Parameters
string input
The input string.
Examples To convert a string into lowercase letters:
uLower(“James T. Kirk”) // returns “james t. kirk”