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different lengths in source name, with split
How do I read all the characters in between splits? I only know how to do it with fixed length words.
I know how to do:
a[1].charAt(0) + a[1].charAt(1) + a[1].charAt(2) +a[1].charAt(3)but how do make this work for variable words lengths? I imagine it has something to do with while loops, but I’ve never been able to figure these out.
thanks
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Something like this will give you the result “234”. I’m not sure why you’d do it though.
s = “123.234.345.456”;
a = s.split(“.”);str = “”;
for ( i = 0; i < a[1].length; i++){ str += a[1][i]; } str Dan -
I’m trying to create text labels next to images based on specific aspects of their file names. But some labels are A-RED-2000.jpeg and some are A2-BLUE-22001.jpeg. I want to be able to duplicate comps and switch the jpegs, and have everything else change according to the one file name.
thanks, tho. I think this should work
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i may be missing something, but if you return the specific value of an array, it will return all characters of that array index…
something simple like this:
target = thisComp.layer(“A2-BLUE-22001.jpeg”);
a = target.name.split(“-“);
a[0] + ” ” + a[1]would return A2 BLUE
and this:
target = thisComp.layer(“A-RED-2000.jpeg”);
a = target.name.split(“-“);
a[0] + ” ” + a[1]would return A RED
is this what you are looking for?
Kevin Camp
Senior Designer
KCPQ, KMYQ & KRCW -
Hmm, this def does the trick. I guess I didnt realize it could be so simple. I thought text made things more complicated.
thanks guys!
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