afterw

Synopsis:
$afterw(<word> <text>)
$beforew(<word> <text>)

Technical:
These functions return their input string, minus all words up to the given word ($beforew()) or following the given word ($afterw()). They are analogous to $after( ) and $before( ), operating on whole words instead of characters. They search only for the first occurrence of the given word.

Practical:
These return the part of the input text that is before or after the first instance of the given word. This is probably most useful for internal parsing inside scripts; a variable might hold certain parameters, of which only certain ones might be useful at a particular time. If the given word does not appear in the input text, nothing is returned. Returns: afterw: input list after first instance of given word beforew: input list before first instance of given word.

Examples:
$afterw(foobar one two foobar my shoe) returns "my shoe"
$afterw(booya one two foobar my shoe) returns "" (empty string)
$beforew(foobar one two foobar my shoe) returns "one two"
$beforew(booya one two foobar my shoe) returns "" (empty string)

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