extract
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Extract a specific length of characters from a string of text.
type
The part of the string to extract characters from.
Text
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Left , Middle , Right
Yes
text
The string of text to extract from.
Text
-
-
Yes
length
The length of characters to extract.
Number
-
-
Yes
start
The index to start extracting from.
Number
-
-
Yes (Applicable for type ‘Middle’ only.)
Returns the extracted string of text.
String/Text
In this example, we will extract a part of a text using extract function.
Drag a button component into the canvas and open the Action tab. Select the press event of the button.
Add Log.write function and add a subflow on it's value, then put Text.extract inside it and fill type param with Left and the text param with Hello, 世界🌍! and length param with 5.
Add Log.write function and add a subflow on it's value, then put Text.extract inside it and fill type param with Right and the text param with Hello, 世界🌍! and length param with 6.
Add Log.write function and add a subflow on it's value, then put Text.extract inside it and fill type param with Middle and the text param with Hello, 世界🌍! and length param with 5 and start param with 7.
The console on preview will show us the formatted text value Hello, 世界🌍! & 世界🌍!.
