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KeepChar - script and chart function

KeepChar() returns a string consisting of the first string, 'text', less any of the characters NOT contained in the second string, "keep_chars".

Syntax:  

KeepChar(text, keep_chars)

Return data type: string

Arguments:  

KeepChar arguments
Argument Description
text The original string.
keep_chars A string containing the characters in text to be kept.

Examples and results:  

Examples and results
Example Result
KeepChar ( 'a1b2c3','123' ) Returns '123'.
KeepChar ( 'a1b2c3','1234' ) Returns '123'.
KeepChar ( 'a1b22c3','1234' ) Returns '1223'.
KeepChar ( 'a1b2c3','312' ) Returns '123'

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