%sstra() Function

%sstra() function ("Substring After") extracts the substring existing in a string after the reference substring and returns it.

Syntax:

%sstra(string-expression, reference-substring-expression[, default-substring-expression])

string-expression

The string to extract a substring from

reference-substring-expression

The reference substring to searched. The substring to be extracted starts right after this substring.

default-substring-expression

This optional parameter defines the substring to return in case of the reference substring is not found.

Examples:

%sstra('aaa bbb ccc',' ') %// result: 'bbb ccc'

%sstra('123.45','.')      %// result: '45'

%set(v:x, 'a:xyz')

%set(v:symbol, sstra(v:x,':',v:x) ) 

See %sstr(), %rsstr(), %sstra(), %sstral(), %sstrb(), %sstrbl()