Limit the number of characters in a string

[ColonelKernel 4]

Hi.

Is it possible to limit the number of characters in a string variable?

For example, let's say I use "typeOf" to get the name of a vehicle. How can I display the first five characters of its name?

[jshock 513]

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_trimString

 

private _myShortString = [typeOf myVehicle,0,4] call BIS_fnc_trimString;

 

[ColonelKernel 4]

7 hours ago, jshock said:

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_trimString

 

private _myShortString = [typeOf myVehicle,0,4] call BIS_fnc_trimString;

 

Thank you!

[Grumpy Old Man 3548]

[typeOf player,0,4] call BIS_fnc_trimString;//0.0105 ms
//vs
typeOf player select [0,5];//0.0009 ms

Almost 100x faster. Quite a speed increase for free.

 

Cheers

[R3vo 2654]

5 hours ago, Grumpy Old Man said:

[typeOf player,0,4] call BIS_fnc_trimString;//0.0105 ms
//vs
typeOf player select [0,5];//0.0009 ms

Almost 100x faster. Quite a speed increase for free.

 

Cheers

 

10 times faster ;)

[Grumpy Old Man 3548]

8 minutes ago, R3vo said:

 

10 times faster ;)

True, my grumpy old eyes are deceiving me.

 

Cheers

[thy_ 168]

On 8/24/2017 at 7:28 AM, Grumpy Old Man said:

typeOf player select [0,5]; //0.0009 ms

 

 

This code line through the slicing method is so elegant 🙂