String Functions (Windows CE 5.0)
String functions perform evaluations, format and manipulate string arguments, or convert an object to a string.
The following table shows the String functions implemented by XPath.
| Function | Description |
|---|---|
| concat | Returns the concatenation of the arguments. |
| contains | Returns True if the first argument string contains the second argument string; otherwise returns False. |
| normalize-space | Returns the argument string with the white space stripped. |
| starts-with | Returns True if the first argument string starts with the second argument string; otherwise returns False. |
| string Function (XML Query Language) | Converts an object to a string. |
| string-length | Returns the number of characters in the string. |
| substring | Returns the substring of the first argument starting at the position specified in the second argument and the length specified in the third argument. |
| substring-after | Returns the substring of the first argument string that follows the first occurrence of the second argument string in the first argument string. |
| substring-before | Returns the substring of the first argument string that precedes the first occurrence of the second argument string in the first argument string. |
| translate | Returns the first argument string with occurrences of characters in the second argument string replaced by the character at the corresponding position in the third argument string. |
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