# SpanIncluding

Gets characters from a string, from the beginning to a character that is NOT in a specified set of characters.

The search is case-sensitive.

## Method Signature

```
SpanIncluding(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> 
 #SpanIncluding( "This is Great", "p" )# 
 </bx:output>  
```

### Additional Examples

[Run Example](https://try.boxlang.io/?code=eJwrL8osSXUpzS3QUCguSMzzzEvOKU3JzEvXUFAKyEnMK1FIL0pNzVNUKE4sS1VITSwqyVBU0kGVK1JS0FTQtObS11fwTc1NSi1ScCvNSy7JzM%2FjKi4pUrBVUHJMTHKqrKwsLi5WsuYqR7KxpEgP3VaQ2iqoiQBFETM1)

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

```

## Related

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