Action
Delete one character from a string.
Syntax
DELCHAR string, pos
Remarks
string |
The string where the character is removed from. |
pos |
The position where the character must be removed from. A value of 1 would remove the first character. |
Do not confuse with the DELCHARS statement which removes all characters based on a character value.
The DELCHAR removes one character from a string based on an index.
DELCHAR supports $BIGSTRINGS
See also
DELCHARS , INSERTCHAR , INSTR , MID , CHARPOS , REPLACECHARS
Example
'----------------------------------------------------------------
' (c) 1995-2025, MCS
' del_insert_chars.bas
' This sample demonstrates the delchar, delchars and insertchar statements
'-----------------------------------------------------------------
$regfile="m88def.dat"
$crystal = 8000000
$hwstack = 40
$swstack = 40
$framesize = 40
dim s as string * 30
s = "This is a test string" ' create a string
delchar s, 1 ' remove the first char
print s ' print it
insertchar s,1, "t" ' put a small t back
print s
delchars s,"s" ' remove all s
print s
end