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Function NumToken() Foundation

Counts tokens in a string.

Syntax
NumToken( <cString>     , ;
          [<cDelimiter>], ;
          [<nSkipStep>]   ;  // Default: 0
        ) --> nCount
Return

Returns the number of tokens found in a string.

Description

<cDelimiter> is a string containing token delimiters. It defaults to a string containing the following characters: 

CHR() - 0, 9, 10, 13, 26, 32, 138, 141 
plus  - ,.;:!?/\<>()#&%+-*

All parts of a string which are separated by a character contained in <cDelimiter> are recognized as token.

The parameter <nSkipStep> defaults to 0. If it is specified it determines the number of characters a token will be counted even if the token is empty.

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