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{{str sub old|text|start|length}} = Substring of text starting at start and containing length characters. Zero-indexed: the first character is numbered 0, and so on, e.g. {{str sub old|20090624130510|8|2}} returns the 2 characters starting at the 9th, i.e. "13".
Examples
{{str sub old|1234567|3|2}} —> 45
{{str sub old| alphabet|0|5}} —> alpha
{{str sub old| alphabet|5|999}} —> bet
{{str sub old|alph abet|0|5}} —> alph
{{str sub old| three words here |4|10}} —> e words h
Any leading spaces are skipped, but internal spaces are counted exactly, yet compressed when displayed.
Template data
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TemplateData for Str sub old
The template takes a substring of ''text'' starting at ''start'' and containing ''length'' characters.
Template parameters
Parameter
Description
Type
Status
Text
1
The substring to be trimmed.
String
required
Numeric position
2
Numeric position of the starting character within the string
