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[String_Extract]

[String_Extract] takes three parameters: a string, a -StartPosition keyword/value parameter, and a -EndPosition keyword/value parameter. Returns a substring from -StartPosition to -EndPosition.

Note: This tag performs a similar operation to [String->SubString].

  • Syntax
  • Parameters
[String_Extract: 'String Value',
  -StartPosition=Position,
  -EndPosition=Position]
Required Parameters
String Value The string which is to be modified.
-StartPosition The character index of the start of the extracted string.
-EndPosition The character index of the end of the extracted string.
Optional Parameters
Encoding Keyword Specifies the encoding for the tag's return value. Tags are encoded using -EncodeHTML by default if their value is output on a format file. No encoding is applied to nested tags unless an explicity encoding keyword is specified. One of -EncodeBreak, -EncodeHTML, -EncodeNone, -EncodeRaw, -EncodeSmart, -EncodeStrictURL, -EncodeURL, -EncodeXML.
Examples

To extract a portion of a string:

Use the [String_Extract] tag. The following example extracts five characters from the string, starting at position 5.

[String_Extract: 'String Value', -StartPosition=5, -EndPosition=9]
Result:
ng Va
Related Entries
  • Category
Tag Link [String_Extract] Category String
Type Substitution Data Source Any
Support Preferred Version 2.5
Output Type String Security None
Implementation LCAPI Sets Lasso 8.5, Lasso 8.0, Lasso 7.0, Lasso 6.0, Lasso 5.0,LDML3x,LDML25

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