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ensures that the MyString string is initialized with the value of the number 13, which
stands for a hard line break.
The Chr command is often used in Basic languages to insert control characters in a string.
The assignment
MyString = Chr(9) + "This is a test" + Chr(13)
therefore ensures that the text is preceded by a tab character (Unicode-value 9) and that a
hard line break (Unicode-value 13) is added after the text.
Accessing Parts of a String
OpenOffice.org Basic provides three functions that return partial strings, plus a length
function:
Left(MyString, Length)
returns the first Length characters of MyString.
Right(MyString, Length)
returns the last Length characters of MyString.
Mid(MyString, Start, Length)
returns first Length characters of MyString as of the Start position.
Len(MyString)
returns the number of characters in MyString.
Here are a few example calls for the named functions:
Dim MyString As String
Dim MyResult As String
Dim MyLen As Integer
MyString = "This is a small test"
MyResult = Left(MyString,5) ' Provides the string "This "
MyResult = Right(MyString, 5) ' Provides the string " test"
MyResult = Mid(MyString, 8, 5) ' Provides the string " a sm"
MyLen = Len(MyString) ' Provides the value 20
Search and Replace
OpenOffice.org Basic provides the InStr function for searching for a partial string within
another string:
ResultString = InStr (MyString, SearchString)