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delete
Syntax
delete
chunkExpression
Description
Command; deletes the specified chunk expression (character, word, item, or line) in any string container. Sources of strings include field cast members and variables that hold strings.
To see an example of delete
used in a completed movie, see the Text movie in the Learning\Lingo Examples folder inside the Director application folder.
Example
This statement deletes the first word of line 3 in the field cast member Address:
delete word 1 of line 3 of member "Address"
Example
The same chunk of text may also be deleted with the syntax:
delete member("Address").line[3].word[1]
Example
This statement deletes the first character of the string in the variable bidAmount
if that character is the dollar sign ("$"):
if bidAmount.char[1] = "$" then delete bidAmount.char[1]
See also
char...of
, field
, item...of
, line...of
, word...of
, hilite (cast member property)
, paragraph
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