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StringScanner.GetToOffset Function

Syntax

Text as C = GetToOffset as C()

Arguments

Text: The buffer contents up to the current offset.

Description

Return text up to current offset.

Discussion

The <StringScanner>.GetToOffset() function returns the buffer contents up to the current offset.

Example

dim scanner as P
dim txt as C
txt = <<%text%
This is wonderful prose written
by a technical writer of note.
%text%
? txt
= This is wonderful prose written
by a technical writer of note.
scanner = stringscanner.create(txt)
scanner.scanover(8)
? scanner.gettooffset()
= "This is "