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Text.DelChr(Text [, Text] [, Text]) Method

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Version: Available or changed with runtime version 1.0.

Deletes chars contained in the which parameter in a string based on the contents on the where parameter. If the where parameter contains an equal-sign, then all occurrences of characters in which is deleted from the current value. If the where parameter contains a less-than, then the characters are only deleted when they are first in the string. If the where parameter contains a greater-than, then the characters are only deleted when they are the last in the string. If the where parameter contains any other char, an exception is thrown. If the where parameter or the which parameter is empty, the source is returned unmodified. The which parameter is to be considered as an array of chars to delete where the order does not matter.

Syntax

NewString :=   Text.DelChr(String: Text [, Where: Text] [, Which: Text])

Note

This method can be invoked without specifying the data type name.

Parameters

String
 Type: Text
The input string.

[Optional] Where
 Type: Text
Specifies where to delete characters.

[Optional] Which
 Type: Text
Specifies the characters that you want to delete.

Return Value

NewString
 Type: Text
The end result String.

Remarks

The DelChr method is case-sensitive.

If you omit the Which parameter, then the method deletes spaces from String based on the contents of the Where parameter as follows:

  • If Where contains =, then all the spaces are deleted from String.
  • If Where contains <, then all the spaces at the start of String are deleted.
  • If Where contains >, then all the spaces at the end of String are deleted.
  • If Where contains any other character, then an error is returned.
  • If Where is empty, then String is returned unchanged.

If you use the Where and the Which parameters, then the method deletes from String the characters that are contained in the Which parameter based on the contents of the Where parameter as follows:

  • If Where contains =, then every occurrence of the characters in Which are deleted from String.
  • If Where contains <, then the characters in Which are only deleted if they occur at the start of String.
  • If Where contains >, then the characters in Which are deleted only if they occur at the end of String.
  • If Where contains any other character, then an error is returned.
  • If Where is empty, then String is returned unchanged.
  • If Which is empty, then String is returned unchanged.

The Which parameter contains an array of the characters that you want to delete. The order of the characters is of no significance. If String contains a character that is specified in Which, it is deleted from String.

Example 1

var
    String: Text;
    Where: Text;
    Which: Text;
    NewString: Text;
    Text000: TexConst ENU='Windy West Solutions';
    Text001: TexConst ENU='>%1< is transformed to >%2<';
begin 
    String := Text000;  
    Where := '<>';  
    Which := 'Ws';  
    NewString := DelChr(String, Where, Which);  
    Message(Text001, String,NewString);  
end;

The message window displays the following:

>Windy West Solutions< is transformed to >indy West Solution<

The method deletes every W and s that is either the first or last character in String.

Example 2

var
    String: Text;
    Where: Text;
    Which: Text;
    NewString: Text;
    Text000: TexConst ENU='This is an example';
    Text001: TexConst ENU='>%1< is transformed to >%2<';
begin
    String := Text000;  
    Where := '=';  
    Which := 'sx';  
    NewString := DelChr(String, Where, Which);  
    Message(Text001, String,NewString);  
end;

The message window displays the following:

>This is an example< is transformed to >Thi i an eample<

The method deletes every s and x from String.

Example 3

var
    String: Text;
    Where: Text;
    Which: Text;
    NewString: Text;
    Text000: TexConst ENU='This is an example';
    Text001: TexConst ENU='>%1< is transformed to >%2<';
begin
    String := Text000;  
    Where := '>';  
    Which := 'Tely';  
    NewString := DelChr(String, Where, Which);  
    Message(Text001, String,NewString);  
end;

The message window displays the following:

>This is an example< is transformed to >This is an examp<

If T, e, l, or y is the last character in String, the method deletes them.

Example 4

var
    String: Text;
    Where: Text;
    Which: Text;
    NewString: Text;
    Text000: TexConst ENU='This is an example';
    Text001: TexConst ENU='>%1< is transformed to >%2<';
begin 
    String := Text000;  
    Where := '<';  
    Which := 'This ';  
    NewString := DelChr(String, Where, Which);  
    Message(Text001, String,NewString);  
end;

The message window displays the following:

>This is an example< is transformed to >an example<

If T, h, s, i, or space is the first character in String, the method deletes them.

Example 5

var
    String: Text;
    Where: Text;
    Which: Text;
    NewString: Text;
    Text000: TexConst ENU='This is an example';
    Text001: TexConst ENU='>%1< is transformed to >%2<';
begin
    String := Text000;  
    Where := '<';  
    NewString := DelChr(String, Where);  
    Message(Text001, String,NewString);  
end;

The message window displays the following:

> This is an example< is transformed to >This is an example<

The method removes any spaces from the start of String.

Example 6

var
    String: Text;
    NewString: Text;
    Text000: Label ' Windy West Solutions '; // note that there can be multiple leading and trailing spaces
    Text001: Label '>%1< is transformed to >%2<';
begin
    String := Text000;
    NewString := DelChr(String);
    Message(Text001, String, NewString);
end;

The message window displays the following:

> Windy West Solutions < is transformed to >WindyWestSolutions<

See Also

Text Data Type
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