StringTake

StringTake["string", n] gives a string containing the first n characters in "string".

StringTake["string", -n] gives the last n characters in "string".

StringTake["string", n] gives the n character in "string".

StringTake["string", m, n] gives characters m through n in "string".

StringTake uses the standard sequence specification (see Section A.3.5).

Example: StringTake["abcdefg", 3] .

StringTake["string", m, n, s] gives characters m through n in steps of s.

See The Mathematica Book: Section 2.7.2.

See also: Take, StringDrop, StringPosition.

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