String functions can be used in expressions for comparing, searching, finding the length of, setting, and concatenating strings.
| Function | Definition |
|---|---|
| strlen(String) | Returns the length of a string |
| strcmp(String1,String2) | Compares two strings and returns 0 if equal |
| stricmp(String1,String2) | Does a case insensitive comparision |
| strstr(Haystack,Needle) | Finds a string in another string |
| strcpy(Destination,Source) | Copies a string |
| strcat(Destination,Source) | Concatenates a string to another string |
#alias {FindLength} {#set Length = strlen("%0")}Use unix man pages or a c compiler's help files for more details.
#strcpy(Name,"Bob")
#strcat(Name," Smith")