H (Hybrid) Language - v0.03, by Dr. Herong Yang
string.get() - Retrieve Character from String
This section describes string.get() function that retrieves the character from a string at a given location.
A "string" data object can be operated like an array of elements. Each element represents each characters in the string.
string.get() function is provided to retrieve the character represented by the element of a given location using the following syntax:
string.get(a, i) Parameters: a - A "string" data object. i - An "integer" data object. Return: Returns a new "string" data object representing the single character from "a" at the location of "i". Location zero, 0, is the first character of the string. Errors: Throws "IndexOutOfBound" error code, if the given integer points to a location outside of the string.
Examples of how to use string.get() function:
string.get("Hello world!", 0); # Returns "H" y = string("Hello world!"); string.get(y, 11); # Returns "!" string.get(y, 12); # Gets the "IndexOutOfBound" error.
Table of Contents
Escape Sequences in "string" Literals
Escape Sequences for Non-Printable ASCII Characters
Escape Sequences for Unicode Characters
String Literals with Line Breaks
String Literals Continuing on Next Lines
Expression Interpolation in String Literals
String Literals with No Escape Sequences
Constructor Function: string()
►string.get() - Retrieve Character from String
x[i] - Array Element Format for string.get()
string.set() - Update Character to String
x[i] - Array Element Format for string.set()
"string" "subtraction" Operation
"string" "multiplication" Operation
Inheritance - Object Attachments