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This template uses
Lua :
Usage
{{
str rightc |<string>|<count>}}
{{
str rightc |<string>|<count>|<result if empty>}}
Gives a substring of length <count> characters from the right-side end of the string, or, if provided, returns <result if empty> when string is empty.
Examples
{{str rightc |Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet |10}}
→ r sit amet
{{str rightc |Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet |1}}
→ t
{{str rightc |Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet |0}}
→
{{str rightc | |1 |string is empty}}
→ string is empty
{{str rightc |123456789-123456789-123456789-123456789-123456789-123456789-123456789-123456789-123456789-123456789-1 |99}}
→ 3456789-123456789-123456789-123456789-123456789-123456789-123456789-123456789-123456789-123456789-1
TemplateData
Template parameters
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Parameter Description Type Status String 1
The string to be trimmed
String required Count 2
The number of characters from the right to return
Number required result if empty 3
The result if the string is empty
String optional
See also
String-handling templates
(help page)
Substring (select chunk of string by its position)
{{
str sub new }} Select a substring based on starting and ending index counted in either direction. {{
str left }} Keep the first N characters of a string, or duplicate it to N characters. {{
str crop }} Return all but the last N characters of a string. {{
str index }} Return the N-th character of a string.
{{
str right }} Return substring starting at N-th character to end of string. {{
str rightc }} Return the last N characters of a string; or a given value if empty. {{
str sub old }} Return substring of given length starting at N-th character.
Trimming (select/remove chunk of string by character type)
{{
trim }} Trim any leading or trailing whitespace {{
str letter/trim }} Trim down to the beginning letters. {{
str number/trim }} Trim down to the beginning numbers. {{
trim brackets }} Trim any leading or trailing square brackets. {{
trim quotes }} Trim leading or trailing matching quotes. {{
trim leading }} Trim up to six instances of specified <prefix>.
Select/remove specific item from string
{{
ship prefix }} Returns the length of a ship's name prefix, if listed (ship names). {{
title year }} Returns the 3-or-4-digit year from a pagename, if any. {{
title decade }} Returns the 4-digit decade from a pagename (e.g. "1740" from "Foo 1740s bar"), if any. {{
title number }} Returns any number from a pagename.
Insertion, replacement and length
{{
loop }} Repeat character string a specified number of times. {{
replace }} Returns the string, after replacing all occurrences of a specified string with another string. {{
str rep }} Returns the string, after replacing the first occurrence of a specified string with another string. {{
digits }} Returns the string, after removing all characters that are not digits 0–9 {{
Nowiki }} Displays wikitext as plain text.
{{
str len }} Returns a string's length. {{
str ≥ len }} Check if a string is "longer or equally long" or "shorter" than a given length. {{
str ≤ len }} Check if a string is "shorter or equally long" or "longer" than a given length. {{
str ≠ len }} Check if a string is "not equal" or "equal" to a given length.
Analysis and searching
{{
str startswith }} {{
str endswith }} Check if a string starts or ends with a given string. {{
str find }} , {{
strfind short }} Returns the numerical location of a given string in a string. {{
in string }} Returns optional string when given string is not found {{
str count }} Count the number of occurrences of a pattern within a string. {{
reSwitch }} Match one or multiple patterns with a variety of possible outputs.
{{
a or an }} Takes a noun and produces the appropriate indefinite article, based on whether the first letter is a vowel. {{
Array }} Array manipulation and retrieval. {{
Isnumeric }} Returns number when true, blank when not numeric. {{
str letter }} Returns the number of letters that begin a string. {{
str number }} Returns the number of numbers that begin a string.
Modules and built-in functions