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Purpose |
Remove paired characters from the beginning and
end of a
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Syntax |
s$ = UNWRAP$(StringExpression, LeftChar$, RightChar$) |
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Remarks |
The UNWRAP$ function removes the characters in LeftChar$ from the beginning of StringExpression, if there is an exact match. It then removes the characters in RightChar$ from the end, if there is an exact match. The remaining character are then returned. For example: UNWRAP$("<MyWord>", "<", ">") returns "MyWord" UNWRAP$ is particularly useful for removing parentheses, quotes, brackets, etc. from a text item. |
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See also |
EXTRACT$, LTRIM$, MID$, REMOVE$, REPLACE, RTRIM$, SHRINK$, STRINSERT$, TRIM$, WRAP$ |