[Bro-Dev] #422: Array-style index accessor for strings

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#422: Array-style index accessor for strings
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  Reporter:  seth             |      Owner:
      Type:  Feature Request  |     Status:  new
  Priority:  Normal           |  Milestone:  Bro2.2
 Component:  Bro              |    Version:
Resolution:                   |   Keywords:  language
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Comment (by jsiwek):

 In [55c515d50a29fffc9748eb847b16d9b92b8b0017/bro]:
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 #!CommitTicketReference repository="bro"
 revision="55c515d50a29fffc9748eb847b16d9b92b8b0017"
 Add array-style index accessor for strings.  Addresses #422.

 The index expression can take up to two indices for the start and end
 index of the substring to return (e.g. "mystring[1,3]").  Negative
 indices are allowed, with -1 representing the last character in the
 string.  The indexing is not cyclic -- if the starting index is >= the
 length of the string an empty string is returned, and if the ending
 index is >= the length of the string then it's interpreted as the last
 index of the string.  Assigning to substrings accessed like this isn't
 allowed.
 }}}

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