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--- syntax:functions:keepbefore [2015/02/02 21:55] – created dmitry
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 ====== KeepBefore(text, string) ======
-Returns characters before first occurrence of //string// in //text//. Case-sensitive. Parameter //string// must be not empty.
+Returns characters before the first occurrence of specific //string// in //text//. Parameter //string// must not be empty.
+This function is case-sensitive.
 ^  Example  ^  Result  ^
 |  KeepBefore( '5pm', 'pm' )  |  '5'  |
+|  keepbefore('October 2015','2015')  |  'October '  |
+The functions can have the optional third parameter with the index of the separator. The index can be negative - in this case, it's counted from the end of the text.
+^  Example  ^  Result  ^
+|  KeepBefore( 'a/b/c/d', '/', 2)  |  'a/b'  |
+|  keepbefore( 'a/b/c/d', '/', -1)  |  'a/b/c'  |
 === See also ===
   * [[syntax:functions:keepafter]]
   * [[syntax:functions:removestart]]