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Mid$
Syntax

    sResult = Mid$ ( sSource AS String , iStart AS Integer [ , iLength AS Integer ] ) AS String
    sResult = Mid ( sSource AS String , iStart AS Integer [ , iLength AS Integer ] ) AS String

Returns a String, which is that part of the source String sSource, which starts as position iStart and has the length iLength.

If iLength is not specified, everything from the position iStart to the end is returned.

If iLength is negative, everything from the position Start except the (- iLength ) last characters is returned.

### Examples

    PRINT Mid$("Gambas", 3, 2)
    <hr>mb

    PRINT Mid$("Gambas", 4)
    <hr>bas

    PRINT Mid$("Gambas", 2, -1)
    <hr>amba

3.0 |  | Mid$ Syntax
    Mid$ ( Variable AS String , Start AS Integer [ , Length AS Integer ] ) = Expression
    Mid ( Variable AS String , Start AS Integer [ , Length AS Integer ] ) = Expression
This syntax allows to modify the contents of a string variable. It is just syntactic sugar, i.e. the compiler internally replaces:
    Mid$(Variable, Start, Length) = Expression
By the following code:
    Variable = Left$(Variable, Start - 1) & Expression & Mid$(Variable, Start + Length)

### See also

String Functions