StringScanner.SkipOverAlpha Function

Syntax

Chars_Skipped as N = SkipOverAlpha as n()

Arguments

Chars_Skipped: The number of characters the offset has been moved.

Description

Skip over a sequence of alphabetic characters. Returns number of characters skipped.

Discussion

The <StringScanner>.SkipOverAlpha() function moves the offset to the next non-alpha character and returns the number of characters that the offset has moved. The offset does not move if it is already pointing to a non-alpha character.

Example

dim scanner as P
dim txt as C
txt = <<%text%
This is wonderful prose written
by a technical writer of note.
%text%
scanner = stringscanner.create(txt)
? scanner.skipoveralpha()
= 4
? scanner.GetToOffset()
= "This"
? scanner.getremainder()
=is wonderful prose written
by a technical writer of note.