This macro is deprecated - it may be removed in a future release of Harlowe. **(substring: // [[harlowe:String|String]], [[harlowe:Number|Number]], Number//) -> //String//** This macro produces a substring of the given [[harlowe:string|string]], cut from two inclusive [[harlowe:number|number]] positions. === Example usage: === ''%%(substring: "growl", 3, 5)%%'' is the same as ''%%"growl"'s (a:3,4,5)%%'' === Rationale: === You can obtain substrings of strings without this macro, by using the ''%%'s%%'' or ''%%of%%'' syntax along with an [[harlowe:Array|Array]] of positions. For instance, ''%%$str's (range:4,12)%%'' obtains a substring of $str containing its 4th through 12th characters. But, for compatibility with previous Harlowe versions which did not feature this syntax, this macro also exists. === Details: === If you provide negative numbers, they will be treated as being offset from the end of the string - ''%%-2%%'' will specify the ''%%2ndlast%%'' character, just as 2 will specify the ''%%2nd%%'' character. If the last number given is smaller than the first (for instance, in ''%%(substring: "hewed", 4, 2)%%'') then the macro will still work - in that case returning "ewe" as if the numbers were in the correct order. === See also: === [[harlowe:subarray|(subarray:)]]