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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 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:

$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

History:

This function already existed in ircII.

word.txt · Last modified: 2007/03/02 02:32 by 127.0.0.1