SpanExcluding

Returns all characters from string from its beginning until it reaches a character from the set of characters. The search is case-sensitive.

See also GetToken and SpanIncluding.

Syntax

SpanExcluding(string, set)
string

Any string.

set

String containing one or more characters being sought.

Examples

<!--- Displays SpanExcluding --->
<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>
SpanExcluding Example
</TITLE>
</HEAD>

<BODY BGCOLOR=silver>
<H3>SpanExcluding Example</H3>

<CFIF IsDefined("FORM.myString")>
<P>Your string was <CFOUTPUT>#FORM.myString#</CFOUTPUT>
<P>Your set of characters was <CFOUTPUT>#FORM.mySet#</CFOUTPUT>
<P>Your string up until one of the characters in the set is:
<CFOUTPUT>#SpanExcluding(FORM.myString, FORM.mySet)#</CFOUTPUT>
</CFIF>

<P>Returns all characters from string from
beginning until it reaches a character from the set
of characters.  The search is case-sensitive.

<FORM ACTION="spanexcluding.cfm" METHOD="POST">
<P>Enter a string:
<BR><INPUT TYPE="Text" NAME="myString" VALUE="Hey, you!">
<P>And a set of characters:
<BR><INPUT TYPE="Text" NAME="mySet" VALUE="Ey">
<BR><INPUT TYPE="Submit" NAME="">
</FORM>

</BODY>
</HTML>



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