Rexx – Strings
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Strings in Rexx are denoted by a sequence of characters. The following program is an example of strings −
/* Main program */ a = "This is a string" say a
The output of the above program is as follows −
This is a string
Let’s discuss some methods which are available in Rexx for strings.
| Sr.No. | Methods available in Rexx for Strings |
|---|---|
| 1 | left
This method returns a certain number of characters from the left of the string. |
| 2 | right
This method returns a certain number of characters from the right of the string. |
| 3 | length
This method returns the number of characters in the string. |
| 4 | reverse
This method returns the characters in a reverse format. |
| 5 | compare
This method compares 2 strings. Returns “0” if “string1” and “string2” are identical. Otherwise, it returns the position of the first character that does not match. |
| 6 | copies
This method copies a string n number of times. |
| 7 | substr
This method gets a sub string from a particular string. |
| 8 | pos
This method returns the position of one string within another. |
| 9 | delstr
This method deletes a sub string from within a string. |
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