StringReduce()

Iterates over every element of the string and calls the closure to work on the elements of the string. This function will reduce the string to a single value and will return the value.

Introduced: 6.0.0.105

StringReduce( string=string, closure=function, initialVal=any );

Returns: any

Argument Description
string
string, required

Input string.

Alias: inputString, object

closure
function, required

Closure or a function reference that will be called for each of the iteration.

Alias: function, callback, udf

initialVal
any, optional

Initial value that will be used for the reduce operation.

Alias: initial, initalValue

Examples

letters="abcdef";
closure=function(value1,value2){return value1 & value2;}
writeOutput( stringReduce(letters,closure,"z") );

See also