$split
Split a string.
Return = $split(Source, StartPos, SearchFor {, LeftPart {, RightPart}})
Example: vStatus = $split(vFieldname, 1, ".",vField, vEntity)
Parameters
|
Parameter |
Data Type |
Direction |
Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Source |
String |
In |
String that needs to be split. |
|
StartPos |
Numeric |
In |
Position in Source where the search needs to start. |
|
SearchFor |
String |
In |
Substring to find; can be a constant string or a syntax string. |
|
LeftPart |
String |
Out |
String to the left of the split. |
|
RightPart |
String |
Out |
String to the right of the split. |
Use
Allowed in all component types.
Return Values
Position of the SearchFor substring within the string.
If the SearchFor substring is
not found, $split returns 0 in $status and the
Out parameters LeftPart and RightPart are empty.
$split
In the following example, a field name that includes the entity name is split into the field and entity parts by the dot.
variables
string vFieldname
string vField, vEntity
numeric vStatus
endVariables
vFieldname = "Field.Entity"
vStatus = $split(vFieldname, 1, ".",vField, vEntity)
; vStatus = 6
; vField = "Field"
; vEntity = "entity"
