# GT_STRCSPN()

Return length of prefix in string of chars NOT in set.

Syntax

  GT_strcspn(<cString>, <cSet>) --> nLength

Arguments

  <cString> - The string to find the prefix in <cSet> - The set of characters

Returns

  <nLength> - The length of a string upto a character in the set

Description

  Return the number of characters in the leading segment of a string that consists solely of characters NOT in the set.

Examples

          ? GT_strcspn("this is a test", "as ")      // prints 3
          ? GT_strcspn("this is a test", "elnjpq")   // prints 11

Status

  Ready

Files

  Library is libgt