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This template uses Lua :
{{str right |<string>|<offset>}}
Gives the characters from <offset> to the end of the string.
A negative <offset> is treated the same as zero, which simply returns the original string.
If <offset> is longer than <string> then this returns an empty string.
If <offset> is invalid, empty or undefined, this template goes berserk, so please avoid.
{{str right |Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet |10}}
→ m dolor sit amet
{{str right |Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet |1}}
→ orem ipsum dolor sit amet
{{str right |Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet |0}}
→ Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet
{{str right |123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.123456789.1 |99}}
→ .1
{{str right |#123456|1}}
→ 123456
{{str right |#123|1}}
→ 123
Template parameters
Parameter Description Type Status String 1
The string to be trimmed
String required Count 2
The index of the character to trim from. Negative values are treated as 0, see {{str rightc}} to trim the right n characters. If its greater than the string length returns the empty string.
Number required
String-handling templates
(help page)
Substring (select chunk of string by its position)
{{str sub new }} Select a substring based on starting and ending index counted in either direction. {{str left }} Keep the first N characters of a string, or duplicate it to N characters. {{str crop }} Return all but the last N characters of a string. {{str index }} Return the N-th character of a string.
{{str right }} Return substring starting at N-th character to end of string. {{str rightc }} Return the last N characters of a string; or a given value if empty. {{str sub old }} Return substring of given length starting at N-th character.
Trimming (select/remove chunk of string by character type)
Select/remove specific item from string
{{ship prefix }} Returns the length of a ship's name prefix, if listed (ship names). {{title year }} Returns the 3-or-4-digit year from a pagename, if any. {{title decade }} Returns the 4-digit decade (e.g. "1740s") from a pagename, if any. {{title number }} Returns any number from a pagename.
Insertion, replacement and length
{{loop }} Repeat character string a specified number of times. {{replace }} Returns the string, after replacing all occurrences of a specified string with another string. {{str rep }} Returns the string, after replacing the first occurrence of a specified string with another string. {{digits }} Returns the string, after removing all characters that are not digits 0–9 {{Nowiki }} Displays wikitext as plain text.
{{str len }} Returns a string's length. {{str ≥ len }} Check if a string is "longer or equally long" or "shorter" than a given length. {{str ≤ len }} Check if a string is "shorter or equally long" or "longer" than a given length. {{str ≠ len }} Check if a string is "not equal" or "equal" to a given length.
Analysis and searching
{{str startswith }} {{str endswith }} Check if a string starts or ends with a given string. {{str find }}, {{strfind short }} Returns the numerical location of a given string in a string. {{in string }} Returns optional string when given string is not found {{str count }} Count the number of occurrences of a pattern within a string.
{{a or an }} Takes a noun and produces the appropriate indefinite article, based on whether the first letter is a vowel. {{Array }} Array manipulation and retrieval. {{Isnumeric }} Returns number when true, blank when not numeric. {{str letter }} Returns the number of letters that begin a string. {{str number }} Returns the number of numbers that begin a string.
Modules and built-in functions