String Operation command
- Zuletzt aktualisiert2020/09/28
String Operation command
Use the String Operation command to manipulate text strings or extract part of a string and store it in a variable.
Overview
The String Operations command is used for capturing then manipulating text strings, or extracting a portion of a text block from an email, a website, or an application window. The command enables users to search the string for particular phrases, compare two strings, convert a string to upper or lowercase, or obtain the length of a string. The resulting elements are stored in a list variable.
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- Before-After
- Specifies a range of text to extract using logical operators.
- Specify the Source String.
- Use the Before and After text
fields, and Logical Operators to refine the command:
- AND: ensures the Before and the After conditions are met.
- OR (default): ensures either the Before or After condition is met.
- Type the number of characters to extract in the text field.
- Optional: mark the Trim check box to remove blank spaces from the extracted text.
- Optional: mark the Remove Enter check box to remove paragraph spacing from the extracted text.
- Select either the Source string or the Empty string radio button to specify the return action if no match is found.
- Assign the output to a Variable.
- Compare
- Compares two strings and returns value of True or
False.
- Specify String1 and String2.
- Refine the search by selecting the Match Case checkbox.
- Assign the output to a Variable.
- Find
- Locates a substring that exists within the source string.
- Match Case: Select this check box to refine the scope.
-
Regular Expression: Select this check box if the
Find field contains a regular expression. For
example, to find all email addresses in the source, specify the following as
a regular expression:
\b[A-Z0-9._%-]+@[A-Z0-9.-]+\.[A-Z]{2,4}\b
- Join
- Joins all separate elements of list variables by defining the source string and a delimiter.
- Length
- Obtains the length of the string by specifying the source string.
- Lower Case
- Converts a source string to lower case.
- Replace
- Replaces a portion of a source string with a specified replacement string.
- Optional: specify the character position from which to begin.
- Optional: the number of times it is to be replaced.
- Select the Match Case check box to refine the scope.
- Select the Regular Expression check box if the string contains a regular expression.
- Assign the output to a Variable or the Clipboard.
- Reverse
- Reverses a specified source string.
- Split
- Splits a source string.
- Specify the Source String.
- Limit: Optional; specify a number of delimiters.
- Match Case: Select this check box to refine the scope.
- Substring
- Retrieves a substring.
- Specify the Source string.
- Start From (minimum value = 1).
- Optional: String Length (minimum value = 0).
- Optional: Assign the output to a variable selected from the drop-down menu.
- Trim
- Trims blanks and spaces from a specified source string.
- Upper Case
- Converts a source string to upper case.