Substring

Description

This operation extracts a portion of a string based on specified start and end positions or lengths. It is a versatile tool for extracting parts of text or binary data.

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Data types

These are the input/output expected data types for this operation:

Input data

- Input string or data from which you want to extract a portion.

Output data

- Specified substring.

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Parameters

These are the parameters you need to configure to use this operation (mandatory parameters are marked with a *):

Start Index*

The starting index from where the substring will be extracted (starting from position 0).

Length

The length of the substring to extract. If not specified, the extraction will continue to the end of the string.

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Example

Suppose you want to extract a specified substring from your input data:

1. In your Pipeline, open the required Action configuration and select the input Field.
2. In the Operation field, choose Substring.

3. Set Start Index to 3.

4. Set Length to 9.

5. Give your Output field a name and click Save.

For example, with the parameters specified above, you'll get the following substring from this text:

[phone] -> 678987678

You can try out operations with specific values using the Input field above the operation. You can enter the value in the example above and check the result in the Output field.