Determine Length Of String (Strlen); Search For Character/String In The String (Index, Rindex, Mindex, Match) - Siemens SINUMERIK 840D sl Programming Manual

1.9.5

Determine length of string (STRLEN)

Function
The
Syntax
<INT_ERG>=STRLEN("<STRING>")
Meaning
STRLEN
<string>
<INT_ERG>
Example
In conjunction with the single character access, this function allows the end of a character
string to be determined:
Program code
IF (STRLEN(BAUSTEIN_NAME)>10) GOTOF ERROR
1.9.6

Search for character/string in the string (INDEX, RINDEX, MINDEX, MATCH)

Function
This functionality searches for single characters or a string within a string. The function
results specify where the character/string is positioned in the string that has been searched.
Syntax
INT_ERG=INDEX(STRING,CHAR)
INT_ERG=RINDEX(STRING,CHAR)
INT_ERG=MINDEX(STRING,STRING)
INT_ERG=MATCH(STRING,STRING)
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command can be used to determine the length of a character string.
STRLEN
: The
STRLEN
string.
The number of characters that are not the 0 character, counting from the
beginning of the string is returned.
: Character string whose length is to be determined
Type: STRING
: Variable for the result of the determination
Type: INT
command determines the length of the specified character
; Result type: INT
; Result type: INT
; Result type: INT
; Result type: INT
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