Talk:LlSubStringIndex

startswith, endswith

Me or someone should return to contribute correct-at-a-glance versions of the snippets that mean:

startswith(whole, part) -- returns true if whole starts with part, else returns false

endswith(whole, part) -- returns true if whole ends with part, else returns false

cf. http://docs.python.org/lib/string-methods.html

-- Ppaatt Lynagh 15 October 2007 (PDT)

Soooo cool. Someone else did jump in to contribute! Now naturally I look forward to me or someone implementing startswith like we've implemented endswith, and then comparing the space & time costs of the two startswith implementation choices. -- Ppaatt Lynagh 16:21, 16 October 2007 (PDT)

RegEx

Any chance of RegEx in the future?
Cron Stardust 23:32, 7 March 2007 (PST)

I would say, highly unlikely. It would break existing functionality. Best to request an entirely new function. Strife Onizuka 04:39, 8 March 2007 (PST)

In what way is llSubStringIndex not RegEx? -- Eddy ^{(talk|contribs)} 06:15, 10 August 2009 (UTC)

It only looks for complete matches of the search string. You don't have the opportunity to pass wildcards for certain words/characters or something like that. Like the first appearence of "I <WILDECARD> you" in a given string. RegEx are way more powerful than what llSubStringIndex provides. -- ^{(talk|contribs)} 10:45, 10 August 2009 (UTC)

Right? So you can search for what is in a string at a place defined by the kind of things you would expect around it rather than where in a string a CERTAIN thing is (or is not). That would save a lot of messing about. Thanx for the explanation Zai. I would have thanked you sooner but the wiki is playing up for me. Pages are not (resolving?) booting up. -- Eddy ^{(talk|contribs)} 11:19, 10 August 2009 (UTC)

Lindens

As far as I know, sensor()s can't find Lindens. I had a Linden confirm it when I was trying to set him up as a guest driver on one of my boats. Maybe the example should be changed so it's not misleading? I'm gonna go make sure the sensor() page mentions that. Stickman 18:23, 14 August 2008 (PDT)

According to Soft Linden you can sense Lindens regardless of administrative status ("God Mode" or Not) if they are in an adjacent region and in sensor range. -- Eddy ^{(talk|contribs)} 06:23, 10 August 2009 (UTC)