StringScanner.SkipOverCharacter Function

Syntax

Chars_Skipped as N = SkipOverCharacter as N(characters as c)

Arguments

Chars_Skipped: The number of characters the offset has been moved.
characters: A list of characters to skip over. Case sensitive.

Description

Skip until we are on a character not in the group. Return # of characters skipped over.

Discussion

The <StringScanner>.SkipOverCharacter() function moves the offset to the next character not in the Chars list and returns the number of characters that the offset has moved. Note : The Chars argument is case sensitive.

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.SkipOverCharacter("this")
= 0
? scanner.skipovercharacter(" hisTw")
= 9
? scanner.GetToOffset()
= "This is w"
? scanner.getremainder()
= onderful prose written
by a technical writer of note.