Module:String

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local str = {}

function str.len( frame )
    return mw.ustring.len( frame.args.s )
end

function str.sub( frame )
    return mw.ustring.sub( frame.args.s, tonumber( frame.args.i ), tonumber( frame.args.j ) )
end

function str.sublength( frame )
    local i = tonumber( frame.args.i ) or 1
    local len = tonumber( frame.args.len )
    return mw.ustring.sub( frame.args.s, i, len and ( i + len - 1 ) )
end

function str.match( frame )
    return mw.ustring.match( frame.args.s, frame.args.pattern, tonumber( frame.args.i ) )
end

return str