getRange function

Syntax

• string getRange(inputString, leftMatchString, rightMatchString)

Parameters

1. inputString—string
2. leftMatchString—string
3. rightMatchString—string

Returns

Extract inputString between end of leftMatchString and rightMatchString.

Description

The getRange function extracts the inputString from the end of the leftMatchString up to the beginning of the rightMatchString.

Note:

Overlapping l+r MatchStrings return an empty string (see example.4)

Related

• findFirst function
• findLast function
• getPrefix function
• getSuffix function
• replace function

Examples

example.1
	getRange("rule your city with cityengine","y","city")
	# result = "our city with "

example.2
	getRange("myTexture.hasName.001.jpg","hasName.",".jpg")
	# result = "001"

example.3
	getRange("myTexture.hasName.001.jpg",".",".")
	# result = "hasName.001"

example.4	
	getRange("CityEngine","CityEn","tyEngine")
	# result = ""