Template:String-handling templates

Trimming templates:


 * Trunc – To trim down to a specified number of characters.
 * Str left – To trim down to a specified number of characters, or duplicate the string to a specified number.
 * Str crop – To crop a specified number of characters off the end.
 * Chop head and tail — To crop a specified number of characters off the beginning and end.
 * Str trim — To trim any leading or trailing whitespace.
 * First word — To trim down to the first space.
 * Str letter/trim — To trim down to the beginning letters.
 * Str number/trim — To trim down to the beginning numbers.
 * Title without disambig — To trim off any parenthesis text at the end of a string.
 * Title disambig text – Returns text in parenthesis at the end of a string.
 * Str right — To trim the first specified number of characters.
 * Str rightc — To trim the first specified number of characters, returns a parameter if the string is empty.
 * Str rightmost — To trim down to the last specified number of characters.
 * Str rep — Returns the string, replacing the first occurrence of a specified string, with another string. Requires a match.
 * Str repc — Returns the string, replacing the first occurrence of a specified string, with another string, if there is one.
 * Str sub — To trim down to a specified number, starting at a given number from the left, less than 50.
 * Substr any — To trim down to a specified number, starting at a given number from the left, less than 50, can extract accented letters.
 * Str sub long — To trim down to a specified number, starting at a given number from the left, less than 100.

Analyzing templates:


 * Str endswith – To check if a string ends with a given string.
 * Str find – Returns the numerical location of a given string in a string, up to 50 characters.
 * Str find long – Returns the numerical location of a given string in a string, up to 80 characters.
 * Str index – Returns a given character from a string, but not accented letters.
 * Str index any – Returns a given character from a string, but not a space.
 * Chr – Returns a given character from a string, including a space.
 * Str len – Returns a string's length. Can count up to 500 characters.
 * Str letter — Returns the number of letters that begin a string.
 * Str number — Returns the number of numbers that begin a string.
 * Ship prefix — Returns the length of a ship name prefix, if listed.

String length comparison templates:


 * Str ≥ len – To check if a string is "longer or equally long" or "shorter" than a given length.
 * Str ≤ len – To check if a string is "shorter or equally long" or "longer" than a given length.
 * Str ≠ len – To check if a string is "not equal" or "equal" to a given length.
 * Str ≤ ≥ len – To check if a string is "shorter", "equal", or "longer" than a given length.

Sandboxes and test cases:


 * Str find/sandbox
 * Str index/getchar/sandbox
 * Str index/getchar/testcases
 * Str index/sandbox
 * Str index/testcases
 * Str index any/sandbox
 * Str index any/testcases
 * Str left/sandbox
 * Str len/core/sandbox
 * Str len/sandbox
 * Str len/testcases
 * Str rightc/testcases
 * Str ≠ len/sandbox
 * Str ≠ len/testcases

Technical stuff:


 * mw:Help:Magic words – About.
 * mw:Help:Extension:ParserFunctions – About  etc.