GT_STRDIFF()

Return a string where it begins to differ from another

Syntax

GT_StrDiff(<cStr1>, <cStr2>) --> cRet

Arguments

<cStr1> - A character string to compare <cStr2> - The string to compare with

Returns

<cRet> - A string beginning at the position in <cStr2> where <cStr1> begins to differ from <cStr1>

Description

Return a string beginning at the position in where begins to differ from . If the two strings are identical (or identical upto the last character in ) the function will return "".

NOTE: invalid parameters will return ""

Examples

? gt_strDiff("the cat", "the rat") // prints "rat"
? gt_strDiff("the cat", "the ") // prints ""

Status

Ready

Files

Library is libgt