UNWRAP$ function

Purpose | Remove paired characters from the beginning and end of a string.
Syntax | s$ = UNWRAP$(StringExpression, LeftChar$, RightChar$)

Remarks

The UNWRAP$ function removes the characters in LeftChar$ from the beginning of StringExpression, if there is an exact match. It then removes the characters in RightChar$ from the end, if there is an exact match. The remaining character are then returned. For example:

UNWRAP$("<MyWord>", "<", ">") returns "MyWord"

UNWRAP$ is particularly useful for removing parentheses, quotes, brackets, etc. from a text item.

See also | EXTRACT$, LTRIM$, MID$, REMOVE$, REPLACE, RTRIM$, SHRINK$, TRIM$, WRAP$