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String
String
lua
name = "Hime"
concatenate = "Hello " .. "World"Functions
The g in some functions stands for global.
| Function | Description |
|---|---|
format | Format a string using the same rules as sprintf. |
sub | Return a substring from start index to end. Negative values count from behind. |
gsub | Perform replace using a regex pattern. |
match | Return a match using a regex pattern. |
gmatch | Return all matches using a regex pattern (^ at the beginning doesn't work). |
len | Return the length of the string. |
lower | Return a copy of the string in lowercase. |
upper | Return a copy of the string in uppercase. |
Examples
Format a string:
lua
formatting = string.format("Hello %s!", name)Remove last character:
lua
string.sub(my_str, 1, -2)