String (BPEL Designer and Service Engine User's Guide)

BPEL Designer and Service Engine User's Guide

String

The String menu contains the following functions:

Contains: Uses the following logic: If the first argument string contains the second argument string, then the function returns true. Otherwise, the function returns false.
Normalize Space: Returns the argument string with whitespace normalized by stripping leading and trailing whitespace and by replacing sequences of whitespace characters with a single space.
String: Converts an object to a string.
Starts With: Uses the following logic: If the first argument string starts with the second argument string, then the function returns true. Otherwise, the function returns false.
String Length: Returns the number of characters in the string.
Substring: Returns the substring of the first argument starting at the position specified in the second argument with the length specified in the third argument. The position of the first character is 1, the position of the second character is 2, and so on. The third argument is optional. If the third argument is not specified, then the function returns the substring starting at the position specified in the second argument and continuing to the end of the string.
Substring Before: Returns the substring of the first argument string that precedes the first occurrence of the second argument string in the first argument string. If the first argument string does not contain the second argument string, then the function returns an empty string.
Substring After: Returns the substring of the first argument string that follows the first occurrence of the second argument string in the first argument string. If the first argument string does not contain the second argument string, then the function returns an empty string.
Translate: Returns the first argument string with occurrences of characters in the second argument string replaced by the character at the corresponding position in the third argument string.
Concat: Returns the concatenation of the arguments.
String Literal: Enables you to enter a string literal.