Chapter 5: General Objects and Methods

offsetCopy()

Description

Replaces data in the string object with data copied from a source, starting at the offset. The first character in the source is always at an offset of zero.

Syntax

offsetCopy(string source, int offset);

Parameter	Description
source	Source from which to copy the data. This can be another string object or a literal, enclosed in double quotes.
offset	Location from which to begin copying data. The first character in a string or literal is always at offset zero.

Return value

Integer. Returns 1 for success, and 0 for failure.

Usage

Pointer to object	Object
`ps->offsetCopy(“123abc”,3);`	`mystring.offsetCopy (my_string_var, 5);`

Examples

Example 63

string mystr;

string new_stuff;

mystr = “abcdefg”;

new_stuff = “123456789”;

mystr.offsetCopy(new_stuff, 3);

// mystr now contains "456789"

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