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shiftbrace [2008/11/30 19:14] (current) – created - external edit 127.0.0.1
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 +# $EPIC: shiftbrace.txt,v 1.3 2008/11/30 19:14:38 jnelson Exp $
 +======Synopsis======
 +$__shiftbrace__(<lval>)
 +
 +======Returns:======
 +If the value of the named variable begins with a braced expression 
 +(surrounded by curly braces), the expression will be removed from that 
 +variable and the inside of the expression will be returned.
 +
 +If the value of the named variable does not begin with a braced expression,
 +then the variable is not changed and the empty value is returned.
 +
 +Extra spaces may be important!  This may change in the future.
 +
 +======Examples:======
 +<file>
 +/assign qwer {asdf zxcv} {zxcv asdf qwer} one two
 +/eval echo $shiftbrace(qwer)  =>  asdf zxcv
 +/eval echo $shiftbrace(qwer)  =>  zxcv asdf qwer
 +/eval echo $shiftbrace(qwer)  =>  (the empty string)
 +</file>
  
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