SpanExcluding

Description

Returns all characters from string, from the beginning to a character from the set of characters. The search is case-sensitive.

Category

String functions

Syntax

SpanExcluding(string, set) 

See also

GetToken, SpanIncluding

Parameters

Parameter
Description
string
A string
set
String that contains one or more characters sought

Example

<!--- Displays SpanExcluding --->
<html>
<head>
<title>
SpanExcluding Example
</title>
</head>

<body bgcolor = silver>
<H3>SpanExcluding Example</H3>

<cfif IsDefined("FORM.myString")>
<P>Your string was <cfoutput>#FORM.myString#</cfoutput>
<P>Your set of characters was <cfoutput>#FORM.mySet#</cfoutput>
<P>Your string up until one of the characters in the set is:
<cfoutput>#SpanExcluding(FORM.myString, FORM.mySet)#</cfoutput>
</cfif>

<P>Returns all characters from string from beginning to a character
from the set of characters. The search is case-sensitive.

<form action = "spanexcluding.cfm" method = "POST">
<P>Enter a string:
<BR><input type = "Text" name = "myString" value = "Hey, you!">
<P>And a set of characters:
<BR><input type = "Text" name = "mySet" value = "Ey">
<BR><input type = "Submit" name = "">
</FORM>
</body>
</html>