# remove statement

The remove statement retrieves a substring
delimited by a system delimiter from a dynamic array.

## Syntax

```
remove var from dyn.array at position.var setting delimiter.var
```

## Description

Before the initial call, *position.var* must be set to zero. The variable is updated
with the end of the current substring at the end of every call.

*delimiter.var* is updated with the code indicating
the delimiter found at the end of the substring returned. The code
is one of these:

| 0 | End of string. |
| --- | --- |
| 2 | Attribute mark (ASCII char(254)). |
| 3 | Value mark (ASCII char(253)). |
| 4 | Subvalue mark (ASCII char(252)). |
| 5 | ASCII char(251). |
| 6 | ASCII char(250). |
Note: This statement requires the setting of extended compiler
options.

## Example(s)

```
$options ga
x = "a":@am:"b":@vm:"c"
l = 0
remove xx from x at l setting d
print xx,l,d
remove xx from x at l setting d
print xx,l,d
remove xx from x at l setting d
print xx,l,d
```
This prints:

```
a 2 2
b 4 3
c 6 0
```

## See also

- [$options directive](https://d3codex.com/pickbasic-flashbasic/dollar-options-directive/)

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Source: https://d3codex.com/pickbasic-flashbasic/remove-statement/ - part of the D3Codex reference.