User Guide

SpanExcluding 685
SpanExcluding
Description
Gets characters from a string, from the beginning to a character that is in a specified set of
characters. The search is case-sensitive.
Returns
A string; characters from string, from the beginning to a character that is in set.
Category
String functions
Function syntax
SpanExcluding(string, set)
See also
GetToken, SpanIncluding
Parameters
Example
<h3>SpanExcluding Example</h3>
<cfif IsDefined("FORM.myString")>
<p>Your string was <cfoutput>#FORM.myString#</cfoutput>
<p>Your set of characters was <cfoutput>#FORM.mySet#</cfoutput>
<p>Your string up until one of the characters in the set is:
<cfoutput>#SpanExcluding(FORM.myString, FORM.mySet)#</cfoutput>
</cfif>
<p>Returns all characters from string from beginning to a character
from the set of characters. The search is case-sensitive.
<form action = "spanexcluding.cfm">
<p>Enter a string:
<br><input type = "Text" name = "myString" value = "Hey, you!">
<p>And a set of characters:
<br><input type = "Text" name = "mySet" value = "Ey">
<br><input type = "Submit" name = "">
</form>
Parameter Description
string A string or a variable that contains one
set A string or a variable that contains one. Must contain one or more characters