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Code Sample Example

This example extracts a bracket-delimited word from a sentence.

Example

define(&data,string,'This is a [bracketed] word')

define(&i,integer, pos('[', &data))

%Find the '[' character

define(&j,integer, pos(']', &data))

%Find the ']' character

if((&i>0) and (&j>&i))

%If both were found

show(mid(&data,&i+1,(&j-&i)-1))

%Print the word

endif()

Right (function)

Extracts the specified rightmost characters of a string.

Syntax

right( string, number ) string value

Arguments

string

String value from which to extract characters.

number

Integer value specifying how many characters to extract from the end of the string.

Code Sample Example

This example prints part of a string, starting after a specific delimiter.

Example

define(&data,string,'This is a~sample string')

define(&x,integer, pos('~', &data)) %Find tilde

if(&x>1)

show(right(&data,length(&data)-&x))