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Re: Why (substring "abc" 0 4) does not return "abc" instead of an error?
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Bastien |
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Re: Why (substring "abc" 0 4) does not return "abc" instead of an error? |
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Mon, 16 Jul 2012 09:32:31 +0200 |
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Dmitry Gutov <address@hidden> writes:
> Juanma Barranquero <address@hidden> writes:
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>> On Mon, Jul 16, 2012 at 1:59 AM, Bastien <address@hidden> wrote:
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>>> I read (substring "abc" 0 4) as "return the biggest substring
>>> between 0 and 4" -- even if the string does not have 4 characters.
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>> "Even if the string does not have 4 characters" is not even suggested
>> in substring's doc.
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> FWIW, it's common behavior in many other programming languages.
Which behavior? The one I expect?
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Bastien