StringScanner.SkipToCharacter Function

Syntax

Result_Flag as L = SkipToCharacter as l(characters as c)

Arguments

Result_Flag: True if an alphanumeric character was found.
characters: Characters to search for. Case sensitive.

Description

Skip until one of the characters specified is encountered. Return true if successful.

Discussion

The <StringScanner>.SkipToCharacter() function moves the offset to the next character in the Chars list. The offset does not move if it is already pointing to one of the specified characters. Note : The Chars argument is case sensitive.

Example

dim scanner as P
dim txt as C
txt = <<%text%
This is wonderful prose written
by a technical writer of note.
%text%
scanner = stringscanner.create(txt)
? scanner.skiptocharacter("wr")
= .T.
? scanner.GetToOffset()
= "This is "
? scanner.GetRemainder()
= wonderful prose written
by a technical writer of note.