CFLib.org – Common Function Library Project

Description:
This Function will strip the following:

• http://
• http://www.
• www.

Return Values:
Returns a string.

Example:

<cfoutput>
#StripUrl("http://www.btp.pghsonicweb.com/someonehelp.htm")#
</cfoutput>

Parameters:

Full UDF Source:

/**
 * The function deletes non-needed characters (ie. http://)
 * 
 * @param URL      URL to strip 
 * @return Returns a string. 
 * @author Steven Ketterman (beans@pghsonicweb.com) 
 * @version 1, September 6, 2001 
 */
function StripUrl(UrltoStrip)
{
  Var oldurl = UrltoStrip;
  
  if(oldurl CONTAINS 'http://www.'){
      oldurl = ReplaceNoCase(oldurl, 'http://www.', '');
  }
  if(oldurl CONTAINS 'http://'){
      oldurl = ReplaceNoCase(oldurl, 'http://', '');
  }
  if(oldurl CONTAINS 'www.'){
      oldurl = ReplaceNoCase(oldurl, 'www.', '');
  }
  
  oldurl = ListFirst(oldurl, '/');
  Return OldUrl;
}