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== Function: [[string]] left([[float]] {{LSL Param|num}}, [[integer]] {{LSL Param|places}} , [[string]] {{LSL Param|rnd}}); ==
== Function: [[string]] left([[string]] {{LSL Param|src}}, [[string]] {{LSL Param|divider}}); ==
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Returns text left of a specified separator
Returns text left of a specified separator
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Inspired by (and evolved from) discussions between Cheree Bury & Domino Marama in the SL Scripting Forum July 2008 at http://forums.secondlife.com/showthread.php?t=267884, with optional rounding added (that part being inspired by work by various authors here: https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Fixed_Precision )


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Revision as of 09:54, 13 July 2008

Function: string left(string src, string divider);

Returns text left of a specified separator

See also: Right

Example:

string notecardparameter = left(sdata,"="); //in a notecard line that reads Colour=Brown, returns "Colour="


Specification

<lsl> string left (string src, string divider) {

      integer iStart = llSubStringIndex( src, divider ) + 1; 
      string result = llGetSubString( src, 0, iStart -1) ;//note -2 here if you don't want the divider included in what you get back
      return result;

} </lsl>