GetField

Syntax

GetField(string, segment, delimiter)

Description

GetField returns the substring from a specified segment of a character-delimited text string.

Parameters

Parameter Description

string

A character-delimited text string.

segment

An integer specifying which segment of the string will be returned, counting left to right. Specify a negative integer to count right to left.

delimiter

The character that delimits each segment in the string.

Returns

Returns the substring between the delimiters in the specified segment of the string.

Example

The following table presents examples of using GetField.

Expression Result

GetField(''a/b/c''| 1| ''/'')

a

GetField(''a/b/c''| 2| ''/'')

b

GetField(''a/b/c''| 5| ''/'')

blank

GetField(''a/b/c''| -1| ''/'')

c