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 +# $EPIC: word.txt,v 1.4 2007/03/02 02:32:04 jnelson Exp $
 +======Synopsis:======
 +$__word__(<index> <list>)
 +
 +======Technical:======
 +   * If the <index> argument is omitted, the empty string is returned.
 +   * If the <list> argument is omitted, the empty string is returned.
 +   * The <index> argument is taken as an integer number.
 +   * If <index> is a negative number, the empty string is returned.
 +   * The return value is the <index>th word in <list>, counting from zero.
 +   * Remember that <list> is a list of [[what is a word|words]].
 +   * In either case, the returned value is NOT double quoted if it has spaces.
 +   * If <index> is greater than the number of words in <list>, the empty string is returned.
 +
 +======Practical:======
 +Use this function when you need to extract a specific word from a list.
 +
 +======Returns:======
 +The <index>th word in <list>, counting from zero.
 +
 +======Compatability:======
 +<ugh.  this is a mess>
 +
 +======Examples:======
 +<file>
 +$word(2 foo bar blah)                  returns blah
 +$word(4 foo bar blah)                  returns the empty string
 +$word(-1 foo bar blah)                 returns the empty string
 +xdebug -dword
 +$word(1 one "two three" four five)     returns         "two
 +xdebug dword
 +$qword(1 one "two three" four five)    returns         two three
 +</file>
 +
 +======History:======
 +This function already existed in ircII.  
 +
  
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