String methods

Methods are called with dot syntax: str.method(args).

length

Returns the number of characters.

let n = "hello".length()   // 5

Returns the character at a given index. Negative indices count from the end.

let ch = "hello".at(0)    // "h"
let ch = "hello".at(-1)   // "o"

Returns a substring from start (inclusive) to end (exclusive). Negative indices count from the end. end defaults to the length of the string.

let s = "hello world".slice(6, 11)   // "world"
let s = "hello".slice(1)             // "ello"

Splits the string by a delimiter and returns a List<String>.

let parts = "a,b,c".split(",")   // ["a", "b", "c"]

Parses the string as an integer.

let n = "42".toInteger()   // 42

Parses the string as a float.

let f = "3.14".toFloat()