sliceCodePoints

Slice a string based on Unicode code point indices.

Installation

npm install @stdlib/string-base-slice-code-points

Usage

var sliceCodePoints = require( '@stdlib/string-base-slice-code-points' );

sliceCodePoints( str, start, end )

Slices a string based on Unicode code point indices.

var out = sliceCodePoints( 'Hello 👋 World', 0, 7 );
// returns 'Hello 👋'

out = sliceCodePoints( '👋👋👋', 1, 2 );
// returns '👋'

The function accepts the following arguments:

• str: input string.
• start: the ith Unicode code point to start a slice (inclusive).
• end: the jth Unicode code point to end a slice (exclusive).

Examples

var sliceCodePoints = require( '@stdlib/string-base-slice-code-points' );

console.log( sliceCodePoints( 'Hello 👋 World', 0, 7 ) );
// => 'Hello 👋'

console.log( sliceCodePoints( 'last man standing', 1, 17 ) );
// => 'ast man standing'

console.log( sliceCodePoints( '六书/六書', 1, 14 ) );
// => '书/六書'

Notice

This package is part of stdlib, a standard library for JavaScript and Node.js, with an emphasis on numerical and scientific computing. The library provides a collection of robust, high performance libraries for mathematics, statistics, streams, utilities, and more.

For more information on the project, filing bug reports and feature requests, and guidance on how to develop stdlib, see the main project repository.

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License

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