1 length

Returns the length of a string.

<length>
    <string /> !
</length>

Arguments
Name	Type	Required	Unique	Nullable	Description
Estring	string				Parameter or expression to determine its length.

Returns
Type	Description
Integer	Number that represents the length of the string.

2 shrink

Remove blank spaces from a string. It can also be used to remove other fill characters using the words LEADING, TRAILING or BOTH.

<shrink>
    <expresion /> *
</shrink>

Arguments
Name	Type	Required	Unique	Nullable	Description
Eexpresion	string				This can be a string, an expression ...

Returns
Type	Description
String	Initial String but no blanks.

Example

Returns a string with the expression "test".

Copy

<shrink>'test      '</shrink>

Remove blank spaces from a string. It can also be used to remove other fill characters using the words LEADING, TRAILING or BOTH.

<trim>
    <expresion /> *
</trim>

Arguments
Name	Type	Required	Unique	Nullable	Description
Eexpresion	string				This can be a string, an expression ...

Returns
Type	Description
String	Initial value without their respective spaces.

Example

Retorna un string con la expresión "test".

Copy

<trim>'test             '</trim>

Returns a sub-string of a column or expression of string type.

<substr>
    <expresion /> *
</substr>

Arguments
Name	Type	Required	Unique	Nullable	Description
Eexpresion	string				Three values separated by comma: in the first one the origin chain is indicated, in the second the initial position and in the third the length of the sub-chain to return.

Returns
Type	Description
String	Returns a sub-string of the original string.

Example

Returns a sub-string of length 4 from the column starting at position 1.

Copy

<substr>docser,1,4</substr>

Returns a blank string.

<whitespace />