StringScanner.SkipOverAlphaNum Function

Syntax

Chars_Skipped as N = SkipOverAlphaNum as n()

Arguments

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

Description

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

Discussion

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

Example

dim scanner as P
dim txt as C
txt = <<%text%This1234 is wonderful prose written
by a technical writer of note.
%text%
scanner = stringscanner.create(txt)
? scanner.skipoveralphanum()
= 8
? scanner.GetToOffset()
= "This1234"
? scanner.getremainder()
=is wonderful prose written
by a technical writer of note.