SLICE
Returns 1 or length characters from a piece of text, beginning at the start_index.
Categories: Text
Syntax
SLICE(text, start_index, [length])
Examples
Example 1
Input
1
{
2
"my_action": {
3
"message": "hello world"
4
}
5
}
Formula
SLICE(my_action.message, 6)
Output
"w"
Example 2
Input
1
{
2
"my_action": {
3
"message": "hello world"
4
}
5
}
Formula
SLICE(my_action.message, 6, 5)
Output
"world"
Example 3: If `length` extends past the end of the piece of text, it returns only the remainder of the text:
Input
1
{
2
"my_action": {
3
"message": "hello world"
4
}
5
}
Formula
SLICE(my_action.message, 6, 50)
Output
"world"
Example 4: `start_index` can be specified as a negative number to count back from the end of the piece of text:
Input
1
{
2
"my_action": {
3
"message": "hello world"
4
}
5
}
Formula
SLICE(my_action.message, -5, 5)
Output
"world"
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