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String functions, Comparestrings, Findsubstring – MTS Multipurpose Elite User Manual

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Syntax

SerialNumber(SignalName)

Parameter

Signal Name—The “SignalName” in signal functions is the internal name of the signal and must be quoted
or passed in as a string variable. To determine the internal name of a signal, select the Show Internal
Names
check box in the Resources tab. The Name column shows the internal names.

Example

SerialNumber(“_Load”)

Unit Class

String

String Functions

This section provides basic reference information about the available string functions.

CompareStrings

Compares two strings, ignoring case.

Returns

The result is 0 if the strings are equal; negative if the first string is ordered before the second string, and
positive if the second string is redered before the first string.

Syntax

CompareStrings(string1, string2)

Parameters

string1-First string

string2-second string compared to string1.

Unit Class

String

FindSubString

Returns

Finds the index of the first occurrence of a substring within a string starting at or after a specified starting
index. Results is the index where the substring begins, or negative if not found.

Syntax

FindSubstring(substring, string, startIndex)

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