This template uses Lua :
{{str sub old|text |start |length }} = Substring of text starting at start and containing length characters. Base 0: the first character is numbered 0, and so on, e.g. {{str sub old|20090624130510|8|2}} returns the 2 characters starting at the 9th, i.e. "13".
{{str sub old|1234567|3|2}} —> 45
{{str sub old| alphabet|0|5}} —> alpha
{{str sub old| alphabet|5|999}} —> bet
{{str sub old|alph abet|0|5}} —> alph
{{str sub old| three words here |4|10}} —> e words h Any leading spaces are skipped, but internal spaces are counted exactly, yet compressed when displayed.
Template parameters
Parameter Description Type Status Text 1The substring to be trimmed.
String required Numeric position 2Numeric position of the starting character within the string
Number required Count 3Number of characters for the substring
Number required
String-handling templates
By counting {{str mid }} To return a substring specified by position and length. {{trunc }} To trim down to a specified number of characters. {{str left }} To trim down to a specified number of characters or duplicate the string to a specified number. {{str crop }} To crop a specified number of characters off the end. {{chop head and tail }} To crop a specified number of characters off the beginning and end.
{{str right }} To trim the first specified number of characters. {{str rightc }} To return a number of characters from the end, returns a parameter if the string is empty. {{str rightmost }} To trim down to the last specified number of characters. {{str sub old }} To trim down to a specified number, starting at a given number from the left. {{str sub new }} Select a substr based on starting and ending index. {{str index }} Returns a given character from a string, but not accented letters.
By checking {{trim }} To trim any leading or trailing whitespace {{str letter/trim }} To trim down to the beginning letters. {{str number/trim }} To trim down to the beginning numbers. {{trim brackets }} To trim any leading or trailing square brackets. {{trim quotes }} To trim leading or trailing matching quotes.
Dedicated {{delink }} Removes wikilink brackets (wikicode). {{remove file prefix }} Removes "File:" (or "Image:") from filenames. {{PAGENAMEBASE }} To trim off any parenthesis text at the end of a string (disambiguation). {{title disambig text }} Returns text in parentheses at the end of a string (disambiguation).
{{WikiProjectbasename }} Removes "WikiProject" from a pagename. {{remove unranked }} Removes the string "unranked_" from the left of a string (taxonomy). {{ship prefix }} Returns the length of a ship's name prefix, if listed (ship names). {{title year }} Returns the 4-digit year from a pagename, if any. {{title decade }} Returns the 4-digit decade (e.g. "1740s") from a pagename, if any.
By counting {{str mid }} To return a substring specified by position and length. {{trunc }} To trim down to a specified number of characters. {{str left }} To trim down to a specified number of characters or duplicate the string to a specified number. {{str crop }} To crop a specified number of characters off the end. {{chop head and tail }} To crop a specified number of characters off the beginning and end.
{{str right }} To trim the first specified number of characters. {{str rightc }} To return a number of characters from the end, returns a parameter if the string is empty. {{str rightmost }} To trim down to the last specified number of characters. {{str sub old }} To trim down to a specified number, starting at a given number from the left. {{str sub new }} Select a substr based on starting and ending index. {{str index }} Returns a given character from a string, but not accented letters.
By checking {{trim }} To trim any leading or trailing whitespace {{str letter/trim }} To trim down to the beginning letters. {{str number/trim }} To trim down to the beginning numbers. {{trim brackets }} To trim any leading or trailing square brackets. {{trim quotes }} To trim leading or trailing matching quotes.
Dedicated {{delink }} Removes wikilink brackets (wikicode). {{remove file prefix }} Removes "File:" (or "Image:") from filenames. {{PAGENAMEBASE }} To trim off any parenthesis text at the end of a string (disambiguation). {{title disambig text }} Returns text in parentheses at the end of a string (disambiguation).
{{WikiProjectbasename }} Removes "WikiProject" from a pagename. {{remove unranked }} Removes the string "unranked_" from the left of a string (taxonomy). {{ship prefix }} Returns the length of a ship's name prefix, if listed (ship names). {{title year }} Returns the 4-digit year from a pagename, if any. {{title decade }} Returns the 4-digit decade (e.g. "1740s") from a pagename, if any.
By counting {{str mid }} To return a substring specified by position and length. {{trunc }} To trim down to a specified number of characters. {{str left }} To trim down to a specified number of characters or duplicate the string to a specified number. {{str crop }} To crop a specified number of characters off the end. {{chop head and tail }} To crop a specified number of characters off the beginning and end.
{{str right }} To trim the first specified number of characters. {{str rightc }} To return a number of characters from the end, returns a parameter if the string is empty. {{str rightmost }} To trim down to the last specified number of characters. {{str sub old }} To trim down to a specified number, starting at a given number from the left. {{str sub new }} Select a substr based on starting and ending index. {{str index }} Returns a given character from a string, but not accented letters.
By checking {{trim }} To trim any leading or trailing whitespace {{str letter/trim }} To trim down to the beginning letters. {{str number/trim }} To trim down to the beginning numbers. {{trim brackets }} To trim any leading or trailing square brackets. {{trim quotes }} To trim leading or trailing matching quotes.
Dedicated {{delink }} Removes wikilink brackets (wikicode). {{remove file prefix }} Removes "File:" (or "Image:") from filenames. {{PAGENAMEBASE }} To trim off any parenthesis text at the end of a string (disambiguation). {{title disambig text }} Returns text in parentheses at the end of a string (disambiguation).
{{WikiProjectbasename }} Removes "WikiProject" from a pagename. {{remove unranked }} Removes the string "unranked_" from the left of a string (taxonomy). {{ship prefix }} Returns the length of a ship's name prefix, if listed (ship names). {{title year }} Returns the 4-digit year from a pagename, if any. {{title decade }} Returns the 4-digit decade (e.g. "1740s") from a pagename, if any.
By counting {{str mid }} To return a substring specified by position and length. {{trunc }} To trim down to a specified number of characters. {{str left }} To trim down to a specified number of characters or duplicate the string to a specified number. {{str crop }} To crop a specified number of characters off the end. {{chop head and tail }} To crop a specified number of characters off the beginning and end.
{{str right }} To trim the first specified number of characters. {{str rightc }} To return a number of characters from the end, returns a parameter if the string is empty. {{str rightmost }} To trim down to the last specified number of characters. {{str sub old }} To trim down to a specified number, starting at a given number from the left. {{str sub new }} Select a substr based on starting and ending index. {{str index }} Returns a given character from a string, but not accented letters.
By checking {{trim }} To trim any leading or trailing whitespace {{str letter/trim }} To trim down to the beginning letters. {{str number/trim }} To trim down to the beginning numbers. {{trim brackets }} To trim any leading or trailing square brackets. {{trim quotes }} To trim leading or trailing matching quotes.
Dedicated {{delink }} Removes wikilink brackets (wikicode). {{remove file prefix }} Removes "File:" (or "Image:") from filenames. {{PAGENAMEBASE }} To trim off any parenthesis text at the end of a string (disambiguation). {{title disambig text }} Returns text in parentheses at the end of a string (disambiguation).
{{WikiProjectbasename }} Removes "WikiProject" from a pagename. {{remove unranked }} Removes the string "unranked_" from the left of a string (taxonomy). {{ship prefix }} Returns the length of a ship's name prefix, if listed (ship names). {{title year }} Returns the 4-digit year from a pagename, if any. {{title decade }} Returns the 4-digit decade (e.g. "1740s") from a pagename, if any.
Insertion, replacement and length
{{strloc insert }} Inserts a string at character location strloc, or appends if strloc<=0. {{loop }} Repeat character string a specified number of times. {{replace }} Returns the string, after replacing all occurrences of a specified string with another string. {{str rep }} Returns the string, after replacing the first occurrence of a specified string with another string. {{digits }} Returns the string, after removing all characters that are not digits 0–9
{{str len }} Returns a string's length. {{str ≥ len }} To check if a string is "longer or equally long" or "shorter" than a given length. {{str ≤ len }} To check if a string is "shorter or equally long" or "longer" than a given length. {{str ≠ len }} To check if a string is "not equal" or "equal" to a given length. {{str ≤ ≥ len }} To check if a string is "shorter", "equal", or "longer" than a given length.
{{strloc insert }} Inserts a string at character location strloc, or appends if strloc<=0. {{loop }} Repeat character string a specified number of times. {{replace }} Returns the string, after replacing all occurrences of a specified string with another string. {{str rep }} Returns the string, after replacing the first occurrence of a specified string with another string. {{digits }} Returns the string, after removing all characters that are not digits 0–9
{{str len }} Returns a string's length. {{str ≥ len }} To check if a string is "longer or equally long" or "shorter" than a given length. {{str ≤ len }} To check if a string is "shorter or equally long" or "longer" than a given length. {{str ≠ len }} To check if a string is "not equal" or "equal" to a given length. {{str ≤ ≥ len }} To check if a string is "shorter", "equal", or "longer" than a given length.
{{strloc insert }} Inserts a string at character location strloc, or appends if strloc<=0. {{loop }} Repeat character string a specified number of times. {{replace }} Returns the string, after replacing all occurrences of a specified string with another string. {{str rep }} Returns the string, after replacing the first occurrence of a specified string with another string. {{digits }} Returns the string, after removing all characters that are not digits 0–9
{{str len }} Returns a string's length. {{str ≥ len }} To check if a string is "longer or equally long" or "shorter" than a given length. {{str ≤ len }} To check if a string is "shorter or equally long" or "longer" than a given length. {{str ≠ len }} To check if a string is "not equal" or "equal" to a given length. {{str ≤ ≥ len }} To check if a string is "shorter", "equal", or "longer" than a given length.
Analysis and technical
{{str endswith }} To check if a string ends with a given string. {{str find }}strfind short }} Returns the numerical location of a given string in a string. {{str find0 }} Zero-based substring search. {{str sub find }} Searches a substring in a string at the given offset. {{str letter }} Returns the number of letters that begin a string. {{str number }} Returns the number of numbers that begin a string. {{str gtr str }} Compares two strings for alphabetical order, and returns a value accordingly.
{{str endswith }} To check if a string ends with a given string. {{str find }}strfind short }} Returns the numerical location of a given string in a string. {{str find0 }} Zero-based substring search. {{str sub find }} Searches a substring in a string at the given offset. {{str letter }} Returns the number of letters that begin a string. {{str number }} Returns the number of numbers that begin a string. {{str gtr str }} Compares two strings for alphabetical order, and returns a value accordingly.
