String Functions

Here is a summary of the string GISDK functions:

GISDK Function	Summary
Ascii()	Returns the ASCII code of a character
Char()	Returns a character of the ASCII table
CompareStrings()	Compares two strings to see if they match
Format()	Formats a number
IntToString()	Converts an integer to a string representation of the integer value
JoinStrings()	Returns a concatenated string separated by the delimiter
Left()	Returns the leftmost n characters of a string
Len()	Returns the length of a string
Lower()	Converts a string to lower case
LPad()	Pads a string with spaces to the left
ParseString()	Divides a string into pieces separated by the specified delimiters
Position()	Returns the position of a substring within a string
PositionFrom()	Search for the first occurrence of a substring within a string, starting the search at a designated position
PositionTo()	Search for the last occurrence of a substring within a string, ending the search at a designated position
Proper()	Converts a string to proper case (first letter of each word capitalized)
RealToString()	Converts a real number to a string
Right()	Returns the rightmost n characters of a string
RPad()	Pads a string with spaces to the right
SplitString()	Divides a string into pieces based on the position of vertical bars (\|) in that string
String()	Converts a real number to a string
StringLength()	Returns the length of a string
Substitute()	Replaces a matching substring with a new string
SubstituteChars()	Returns the input string with all occurrences of the characters listed in the find string replaced with the characters in the replacement string
Substring()	Extracts a portion of a string
Trim()	Removes the leading and trailing spaces from a string
Upper()	Converts a string to upper case
Word()	Extracts one word from a string

For information of functions that handle dates in strings, see DateTime Functions.