# RemoveChars

Returns string with count characters removed from the specified starting position. Return 0 if no characters are found.

See also Insert and Len.

### Syntax

    RemoveChars(string, start, count)

##### string

Any string.

##### start

Starting position for the search.

##### count

Number of characters being removed.

### Examples

    <!--- This example shows the use of RemoveChars --->
    <HTML>
    <HEAD>
    <TITLE>
    RemoveChars Example
    </TITLE>
    </HEAD>

    <BODY BGCOLOR=silver>
    <H3>RemoveChars Example</H3>

    Returns a string with <I>count</I> characters
    removed from the specified starting position.  Returns 0
    if no characters are found.

    <CFIF IsDefined("FORM.myString")>
        <CFIF Evaluate(FORM.numChars + FORM.start)
          GT Len(FORM.myString)>
            <P>Your string is only <CFOUTPUT>#Len(FORM.myString)#
              </CFOUTPUT> characters long.
            Please enter a longer string, select fewer characters to remove or
            begin earlier in the string.
        <CFELSE>
            <CFOUTPUT>
            <P>Your original string:     #FORM.myString#
            <P>Your modified string:    #RemoveChars(FORM.myString,
             FORM.numChars, FORM.start)#
            </CFOUTPUT>
    ...