StringScanner.SkipOverDigit Function

Syntax

SkipOverDigit as n()

Arguments

Chars_Skipped: The number of characters the offset has been moved.

Description

Skip over a sequence of digits (0-9). Returns number of characters skipped.

Discussion

The <StringScanner>.SkipOverCharacter() function moves the offset to the next character that is not a digit and returns the number of characters that the offset has moved. The offset does not move if it is already pointing to a character that is not a digit.

Example

dim scanner as P
dim txt as C
txt = <<%text%
1234 is wonderful prose written
by a technical writer of note.
%text%
scanner = stringscanner.create(txt)
? scanner.skipoverdigit()
= 4
? scanner.GetToOffset()
= "1234"
? scanner.getremainder()
=is wonderful prose written
by a technical writer of note.