FUNCTION::SUBSTR(3stap)                          A collection of standard strin                          FUNCTION::SUBSTR(3stap)



NAME
       function::substr - Returns a substring

SYNOPSIS
           substr:string(str:string,start:long,length:long)

ARGUMENTS
       str
           the string to take a substring from

       start
           starting position of the extracted string (first character is 0)

       length
           length of string to return

DESCRIPTION
       Returns the substring of the up to the given length starting at the given start position and ending at given stop
       position.



SystemTap Tapset Reference                                 August 2011                                   FUNCTION::SUBSTR(3stap)