DelphiBasics AnsiMidStr Function Returns a substring from the middle characters of a string StrUtils unit

function AnsiMidStr(const Source AnsiString; const Start, Count Integer):AnsiString;

Description The AnsiMidStr returns a string comprising a sequence of characters from a source string.   It attempts to return Count characters from position Start of the Source.   If Count exceeds the remaining size of the source, the whole of the remainder of the source is returned. Notes Strings start with index = 1 (arrays start with 0) Related commands AnsiLeftStr Extracts characters from the left of a string AnsiRightStr Extracts characters from the right of a string Trim Removes leading and trailing blanks from a string TrimLeft Removes leading blanks from a string TrimRight Removes trailing blanks from a string  Download this web site as a Windows program.

Example code : A simple example var   source, target : AnsiString; begin   source := '123456789';   target := AnsiMidStr(source, 2, 4);   ShowMessage('Source = '+source);   ShowMessage('Target = '+target); end; Show full unit code   Source = 123456789   Target = 2345

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