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List.RemovePrefix

Removes a prefix text to each entry in the list.

Component	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Server	FileMaker iOS SDK
List	6.1	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

MBS( "List.RemovePrefix"; List; Prefix { ; NoReturnEnding; CaseSensitive } ) More

Parameters

Parameter Description Example Flags

List The list to process. "Hello¶World"

Prefix The text to remove. "H"

NoReturnEnding Pass 1 to have no extra newline character on the end of the returned list. Default is 0 to include one to easily concat lists. 1 Optional

CaseSensitive Whether to match with case sensitive comparison.
Default is 0 for case insensitive.
You can pass 1 to have a case sensitive comparison. 0 Optional

Parameter	Description	Example	Flags
List	The list to process.	"Hello¶World"
Prefix	The text to remove.	"H"
NoReturnEnding	Pass 1 to have no extra newline character on the end of the returned list. Default is 0 to include one to easily concat lists.	1	Optional
CaseSensitive	Whether to match with case sensitive comparison. Default is 0 for case insensitive. You can pass 1 to have a case sensitive comparison.	0	Optional

Result

Returns list or error.

Description

Removes a prefix text to each entry in the list.

Examples

Remove prefix from list:

MBS( "List.RemovePrefix"; "testHello¶Other¶testWorld"; "test")

List files with relative paths:

MBS( "List.RemovePrefix"; MBS( "Files.ListRecursive"; "/Users/Shared/"); "/Users/Shared/")

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MBS FileMaker Plugin, version 6.1pr5

Created 4th March 2016, last changed 27th April 2019

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