String Slice Methods

String slice methods return parts of a string.

Indexes are zero-based.

Returns text from `start` to the end of the string.

Returns: string.

Example:

'abcdef'.substr(2);        // 'cdef'

Returns `count` characters starting at `start`.

Returns: string.

Example:

'abcdef'.substr(2, 3);     // 'cde'

Alias for `substr(start)`.

Returns: string.

Example:

'abcdef'.slice(2);         // 'cdef'

Alias for `substr(start, count)`.

Returns: string.

Example:

'abcdef'.slice(2, 3);      // 'cde'

Returns text from `start` to the end of the string.

Returns: string.

Example:

'abcdef'.subspan(2);       // 'cdef'

Returns text from `start` up to `end`.

Returns: string.

Example:

'abcdef'.subspan(2, 5);    // 'cde'

Alias for `subspan(start)`.

Returns: string.

Example:

'abcdef'.span(2);          // 'cdef'

Alias for `subspan(start, end)`.

Returns: string.

Example:

'abcdef'.span(2, 5);       // 'cde'

Returns the part of the string before the first matching separator text.

Returns: string.

Example:

'key=value'.before('=');   // 'key'

Returns the part of the string after the first matching separator text.

Returns: string.

Example:

'key=value'.after('=');    // 'value'

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