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Parameters
start:Number - An integer that indicates the position of the first character of my_str used to
create the substring. Valid values for start are 0 through String.length - 1. If start is a
negative value, 0 is used.
end:Number - An integer that is 1+ the index of the last character in my_str to be extracted.
Valid values for end are 1 through String.length. The character indexed by the end
parameter is not included in the extracted string. If this parameter is omitted, String.length
is used. If this parameter is a negative value, 0 is used.
Returns
String - A substring of the specified string.
Example
The following example shows how to use substring():
var my_str:String = "Hello world";
var mySubstring:String = my_str.substring(6,11);
trace(mySubstring); // output: world
The following example shows what happens if a negative start parameter is used:
var my_str:String = "Hello world";
var mySubstring:String = my_str.substring(-5,5);
trace(mySubstring); // output: Hello
An example is also in the Strings.fla file in the ActionScript samples folder at
www.adobe.com/go/learn_fl_samples. Download and decompress the .zip file and navigate to
the folder for your version of ActionScript to access the sample.
toLowerCase (String.toLowerCase method)
public toLowerCase() : String
Returns a copy of the String object, with all uppercase characters converted to lowercase.
The original value is unchanged.
Returns
String - A string.
Example
The following example creates a string with all uppercase characters and then creates a copy of
that string using toLowerCase() to convert all uppercase characters to lowercase characters:
var upperCase:String = "LOREM IPSUM DOLOR";
var lowerCase:String = upperCase.toLowerCase();
String 603