From: Dany Wu <dany@...>
Date: 2007-10-30T12:22:02+09:00
Subject: Re: How to trim a string

7stud -- wrote:
> Dany Wu wrote:
>> ...I'm looking for a way to return an x number of characters
>> from a string, eg. 5 characters starting from position 10 in the string,
>> the last 10 chars, the first 15 chars, etc.
>> 
>> Is there a String method that does this? I can't seem to find any but I
>> may have missed something glaringly obvious. Any help would be greatly
>> appreciated.
>> 
> 
...<snipped> Some excellent examples </snipped>
> 
> #the first 15 chars:
> 
> sub_str = str[0...15] #notice the 3 dots v. 2 dots
> puts sub_str + "<----"
> 
> --output:--
> In the absence <----

Thank you very much for the detailed explanation. Much appreciated.

Cheers,
Dany.
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