[asterisk-bugs] [Asterisk 0015208]: [patch] The CUT function does not show the leading field-separators until it finds a value.

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https://issues.asterisk.org/view.php?id=15208 
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Reported By:                ramonpeek
Assigned To:                tilghman
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Project:                    Asterisk
Issue ID:                   15208
Category:                   Functions/func_cut
Reproducibility:            sometimes
Severity:                   minor
Priority:                   normal
Status:                     feedback
Asterisk Version:           1.4.25 
Regression:                 No 
SVN Branch (only for SVN checkouts, not tarball releases): N/A 
SVN Revision (number only!):  
Request Review:              
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Date Submitted:             2009-05-27 13:47 CDT
Last Modified:              2009-05-27 13:56 CDT
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Summary:                    [patch] The CUT function does not show the leading
field-separators until it finds a value.
Description: 
The CUT function does not show the leading field-separators if the first
values are NULL and will start functioning normal if it does find a value.

For example: 
1 - ${CUT(1---4-5-6--8--,,1-5)} results in: 1---4-5 (CORRECT)
2 - ${CUT(1---4-5-6--8--,,6-10)} results in: 6--8-- (CORRECT)
3 - ${CUT(1---4-5-6--8--,,2-10)} results in: 4-5-6--8-- (INCORRECT!,
should be: --4-5-6--8--)

In second and third statement the TRAILING separators are shown.
However the third statement should also show the LEADING separators, which
it doesn't.

I've added a small dialplan example to test.
And uploaded a patch I created for latest func_cut.c for Asterisk 1.4
trunk.
The patch should also work on 1.6.2 (with offset) since this part has not
been changed since.

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 (0105570) lmadsen (administrator) - 2009-05-27 13:56
 https://issues.asterisk.org/view.php?id=15208#c105570 
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Steps to Reproduce. 

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2009-05-27 13:56 lmadsen        Note Added: 0105570                          
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