REMOVECHARS  
Description

Removes characters from a string.

 
Returns

A copy of the string, with count characters removed from the specified start position. If no characters are found, returns zero.

 
Category

String functions

 
Function syntax
RemoveChars(string, start, count)
 
See also

Insert, Len

 
Parameters

 
Example
<h3>RemoveChars Example</h3>
Returns a string with <I>count</I> characters removed from the 
start position. Returns 0 if no characters are found.

<cfif IsDefined("FORM.myString")>
   <cfif (FORM.numChars + FORM.start) GT Len(FORM.myString)>
      <p>Your string is only <cfoutput>#Len(FORM.myString)#
       </cfoutput> characters long.
      Please enter a longer string, select fewer characters to remove or
      begin earlier in the string.
   <cfelse>
      <cfoutput>
      <p>Your original string:    #FORM.myString#
      <p>Your modified string:   #RemoveChars(FORM.myString,
FORM.start, FORM.numChars)# 
      </cfoutput>
   </cfif>
</cfif>

A string or a variable that contains one. String in which to search.

STRING  

A positive integer or a variable that contains one. Position at which to start search.

START  

Number of characters to remove.

COUNT