# SpanExcluding

Get characters from a string, from the beginning to a character that is in a specified set of characters.

The search is case-sensitive.

## Method Signature

```
SpanExcluding(string=[string], set=[string])
```

### Arguments

| Argument | Type     | Required | Description                                    | Default |
| -------- | -------- | -------- | ---------------------------------------------- | ------- |
| `string` | `string` | `true`   | The string to extract from                     |         |
| `set`    | `string` | `true`   | The set of chracters to exclude from the span. |         |

## Examples

### Tag Example

```java
<bx:output> 
 #spanExcluding( "This is Great", "r" )# 
 </bx:output>  
```

### Additional Examples

[Run Example](https://try.boxlang.io/?code=eJxdzUEKwkAMBdD9nOI3qxbEHqC4ULQ7wStMa6gDbSxJxjq3dyWIF3hv0%2BR8zstaw9Yol%2Fc453uSqQbd5iiOSZmlgsUXg6P6o6IdyAgNmi60La68DKzos4yenhLMFQfQMQ6nUoqZURe2n8V1%2Fz99tQ8Hhy2k)

```java
writeDump( spanExcluding( "Plant green! save earth!", "s" ) );
// Member Function
str = "AabByyysss";
writeDump( str.spanExcluding( "s" ) );

```

## Related

* [Ascii](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/string/ascii.md)
* [CamelCase](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/string/camelcase.md)
* [Char](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/string/char.md)
* [CharsetDecode](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/string/charsetdecode.md)
* [CharsetEncode](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/string/charsetencode.md)
* [Compare](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/string/compare.md)
* [CompareNoCase](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/string/comparenocase.md)
* [Find](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/string/find.md)
* [FindNoCase](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/string/findnocase.md)
* [FindOneOf](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/string/findoneof.md)
* [Insert](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/string/insert.md)
* [JSStringFormat](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/string/jsstringformat.md)
* [Justify](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/string/justify.md)
* [KebabCase](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/string/kebabcase.md)
* [LCase](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/string/lcase.md)
* [Left](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/string/left.md)
* [ListReduce](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/string/listreduce.md)
* [LJustify](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/string/ljustify.md)
* [LTrim](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/string/ltrim.md)
* [Mid](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/string/mid.md)
* [ParagraphFormat](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/string/paragraphformat.md)
* [PascalCase](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/string/pascalcase.md)
* [QueryStringToStruct](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/string/querystringtostruct.md)
* [ReEscape](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/string/reescape.md)
* [ReFind](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/string/refind.md)
* [reFindNoCase](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/string/refindnocase.md)
* [ReMatch](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/string/rematch.md)
* [reMatchNoCase](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/string/rematchnocase.md)
* [RemoveChars](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/string/removechars.md)
* [RepeatString](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/string/repeatstring.md)
* [Replace](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/string/replace.md)
* [ReplaceList](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/string/replacelist.md)
* [ReplaceListNoCase](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/string/replacelistnocase.md)
* [ReplaceNoCase](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/string/replacenocase.md)
* [ReReplace](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/string/rereplace.md)
* [reReplaceNoCase](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/string/rereplacenocase.md)
* [Reverse](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/string/reverse.md)
* [Right](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/string/right.md)
* [RJustify](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/string/rjustify.md)
* [RTrim](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/string/rtrim.md)
* [Slugify](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/string/slugify.md)
* [SnakeCase](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/string/snakecase.md)
* [SpanIncluding](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/string/spanincluding.md)
* [SQLPrettify](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/string/sqlprettify.md)
* [StringBind](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/string/stringbind.md)
* [StringEach](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/string/stringeach.md)
* [StringEvery](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/string/stringevery.md)
* [StringFilter](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/string/stringfilter.md)
* [StringMap](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/string/stringmap.md)
* [StringReduce](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/string/stringreduce.md)
* [StringReduceRight](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/string/stringreduceright.md)
* [StringSome](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/string/stringsome.md)
* [StringSort](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/string/stringsort.md)
* [StripCR](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/string/stripcr.md)
* [Trim](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/string/trim.md)
* [TrueFalseFormat](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/string/truefalseformat.md)
* [UCase](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/string/ucase.md)
* [UCFirst](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/string/ucfirst.md)
* [Val](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/string/val.md)
* [Wrap](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/string/wrap.md)
* [YesNoFormat](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/string/yesnoformat.md)


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