Reimplement String.erase

2 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/core/string/ustring.cpp b/core/string/ustring.cpp
index 773445edb6..ae8485fcbe 100644
--- a/core/string/ustring.cpp
+++ b/core/string/ustring.cpp
@@ -2840,6 +2840,12 @@ String String::insert(int p_at_pos, const String &p_string) const {
 	return pre + p_string + post;
 }
 
+String String::erase(int p_pos, int p_chars) const {
+	ERR_FAIL_COND_V_MSG(p_pos < 0, "", vformat("Invalid starting position for `String.erase()`: %d. Starting position must be positive or zero.", p_pos));
+	ERR_FAIL_COND_V_MSG(p_chars < 0, "", vformat("Invalid character count for `String.erase()`: %d. Character count must be positive or zero.", p_chars));
+	return left(p_pos) + substr(p_pos + p_chars);
+}
+
 String String::substr(int p_from, int p_chars) const {
 	if (p_chars == -1) {
 		p_chars = length() - p_from;
diff --git a/core/string/ustring.h b/core/string/ustring.h
index 90034b1b07..42d97406bf 100644
--- a/core/string/ustring.h
+++ b/core/string/ustring.h
@@ -304,6 +304,7 @@ public:
 	String replacen(const String &p_key, const String &p_with) const;
 	String repeat(int p_count) const;
 	String insert(int p_at_pos, const String &p_string) const;
+	String erase(int p_pos, int p_chars = 1) const;
 	String pad_decimals(int p_digits) const;
 	String pad_zeros(int p_digits) const;
 	String trim_prefix(const String &p_prefix) const;