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Ok, I put the crack pipe down. I got it. :)
On Mar 13, 2004, at 8:40 PM, Simon Lord wrote:
> Thanks Jayson. I poked at it and I'm a little stumped. The example
> in the manual works fine, the trace output exactly what I wanted. So
> I applied it to my code and it's being completely ignored. I've been
> staring at it for 20 mins now and don't see anything wrong, it should
> work.
>
> <snip>
>
> var z = 0;
> var outputArray = new Array();
> //
> while (z<userList.length) {
> outputArray =
> userList[z]+"..........................................................
> .."+"\n";
> // This is where I was hoping to trim the string to a specific length
> my_str = new String( outputArray );
> my_str.slice( 0, 50 );
> //
> _global.listResult += my_str;
> z++;
> }
>
> </snip>
>
> ... There is no difference between the results I get from this code
> and my prior code which did not attempt to "slice* the string. I can
> even set it to drop the first 10 characters in my string but it gets
> ignored. So:
>
> my_str.slice( 10, 50 );
>
> ... has no affect on the output. Something is obviously wrong with
> the code, having it work from the sample but not in my "do while" is
> putting a damper on my evening.
>
> Help?
>
>
>
>
> On Mar 13, 2004, at 7:50 PM, Jayson K Hanes wrote:
>
>> Look at the examples in the help for:
>> String.slice()
>> String.substring()
>> String.substr()
>>
>> They all should do what you need easily!
>>
>> -Jayson
>>
>>> -- --Original Message-- --
>>> From: Simon Lord [mailto:slord@(protected)]
>>> Sent: Saturday, March 13, 2004 7:43 PM
>>> To: flashcoders@(protected)
>>> Subject: [Flashcoders] Trim
>>>
>>> How can I trim a sting down to a specific number of characters? The
>>> word "trim" doesn't even come up in a search in the AS manual. :P
>>>
>>> Sincerely,
>>> Simon
>>
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> Sincerely,
> Simon
>
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