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.TH "FUNCTION::STRINGAT" "3stap" "November 2020" "SystemTap Tapset Reference" "A collection of standard strin"
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.SH "NAME"
function::stringat \- Returns the char at a given position in the string
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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.nf
    stringat:long(str:string,pos:long)
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.SH "ARGUMENTS"
.PP
\fIstr\fR
.RS 4
the string to fetch the character from
.RE
.PP
\fIpos\fR
.RS 4
the position to get the character from (first character is 0)
.RE
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
This function returns the character at a given position in the string or zero if the string doesn\*(Aqt have as many characters\&. Reports an error if pos is out of bounds\&.
.SH SEE ALSO\n 
.IR tapset::string (3stap)