StringMid() Function

Returns a part of a string. You can specify the starting point and how many characters to return.

Syntax

result = StringMid (string, startpos, length)

Parameters

string

A literal text, message tagname, or string expression.

startpos

The starting position in the string. A literal number, analog tagname, or numeric expression.

length

The number of characters to return. A literal number, analog tagname, or numeric expression.

Example(s)

StringMid("Hello World",5,4) returns "o Wo".

StringMid("Hello World",7,50) returns "World".

StringMid("Hello World",4,0) returns "lo World".

Note: If you pass 0 as length to the StringMid() function, it returns the entire string after the starting position.