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Span — span a set of characters

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affects &pos
character sets
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file processing
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keywords
lists, sets and tables
math
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pattern matching
prefix operations
records
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Index of Subsystems:
base
digitcnt.icn
SNOBOL4 functions
 
subject of scanning
 
Description

&subject : s
The value of &subject is the string being scanned.

The subject of scanning may be changed by assignment to &subject. &subject is a variable.

&pos and &subject are stacked when ? operator is performed and unstacked when it is finished.
 
Parameters
returns
string that is subject to being scanned
 
See Also
  • &pos — scanning position