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String Functions
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<tt><a href="../lang/asc+en">Asc</a></tt>
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Returns the <a href="../def/ascii+en">ASCII</a> code of a character in a string.
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<tt><a href="../lang/chr+en">Chr$</a></tt>
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Returns a character from its <a href="../def/ascii+en">ASCII</a> code.
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<tt><a href="../lang/comp+en">Comp</a></tt>
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Compares two strings.
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<tt><a href="../lang/instr+en">InStr</a></tt>
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Searches a string into another string.
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<tt><a href="../lang/lcase+en">LCase$</a></tt>
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Converts a string to lowercase.
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<tt><a href="../lang/left+en">Left$</a></tt>
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Returns the first characters of a string.
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<tt><a href="../lang/len+en">Len</a></tt>
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Returns the length of a string.
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<tt><a href="../lang/ltrim+en">LTrim$</a></tt>
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Strips white spaces from the left of a string.
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<tt><a href="../lang/mid+en">Mid$</a></tt>
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Returns a part of a string.
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<tt><a href="../lang/replace+en">Replace$</a></tt>
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Replaces in a string a substring by another one.
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<tt><a href="../lang/right+en">Right$</a></tt>
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Returns the last characters of a string.
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<tt><a href="../lang/rinstr+en">RInStr</a></tt>
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Searches a string into another string from its right.
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<tt><a href="../lang/rtrim+en">RTrim$</a></tt>
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Strips white spaces from the right of a string.
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<tt><a href="../lang/scan+en">Scan</a></tt>
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Splits a string agains a regular expression pattern.
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<tt><a href="../lang/space+en">Space$</a></tt>
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Returns a string containing only space.
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<tt><a href="../lang/split+en">Split</a></tt>
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Splits a string into substrings.
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<tt><a href="../lang/string+en">String$</a></tt>
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Returns the same string concatenated many times.
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<tt><a href="../lang/subst+en">Subst$</a></tt>
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Substitutes strings in a pattern.
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<tt><a href="../lang/trim+en">Trim$</a></tt>
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Strips white spaces from a string.
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<tt><a href="../lang/ucase+en">UCase$</a></tt>
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Converts a string to uppercase.
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These functions only deals with <a href="../def/ascii+en">ASCII</a> strings.
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<hr><b>See also</b><br>
<a href="stringop+en">String Operators</a>&nbsp; <a href="../comp/gb/string+en">String</a>&nbsp;

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