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function::substr
Name
function::substr — Returns a substring.
Synopsis
function substr:string(str:string,start:long,length:long)
Arguments
str- The string to take a substring from
start- Starting position. 0 = start of the string.
length- Length of string to return.
General Syntax
substr:string (str:string, start:long, stop:long)
Description
Returns the substring of the up to the given length starting at the given start position and ending at given stop position.

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