getPrefix function

Syntax

  • string getPrefix(inputString, matchString)

Parameters

  1. inputStringstring
  2. matchStringstring

Returns

Extract inputString up to first occurrence of matchString.

Description

The getPrefix function extracts the inputString from the start of the inputString up to the beginning of the matchString.

Related

Examples

example.1
	getPrefix("rule your city with cityengine","city")
	# result = "rule your "
example.2
	getPrefix("myTexture.has.prefix.jpg",".")
	# result = "myTexture"

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