Reference for Processing (BETA) version 0158+. If you have a previous version, use the reference included with your software. If you see any errors or have any comments, let us know.

Name

shorten()

Examples
String[] sa1 = { "OH ", "NY ", "CA "}; 
String[] sa2 = shorten(sa1); 
println(sa1);  // sa1 still contains OH, NY, CA
println(sa2);  // sa2 now contains OH, NY
Description Decreases an array by one element and returns the shortened array.

When using an array of objects, the data returned from the function must be cast to the object array's data type. For example: SomeClass[] items = (SomeClass[]) shorten(originalArray).
Syntax
shorten(array)
Parameters
array boolean[], byte[], char[], int[], float[], or String[], or an array of objects
Returns Array (the same datatype as the input)
Usage Web & Application
Related append()
expand()
Updated on September 22, 2008 11:02:03am PDT

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