right() Function

Function

right( text, num_chars )

Returns a specified number of characters from the text, starting from the last character.

Parameters

Keyword	Type	Description
text	Text	The text from which the substring will be taken.
num_chars	Number	The length in characters of the subtext to extract.

Returns

Text

Usage considerations

Although the characters are counted right-to-left, their order will remain left-to-right.

Examples

right("boston",3) returns ton

Feature compatibility

The table below lists this function's compatibility with various features in Appian.

Feature	Compatibility	Note
Portals	Compatible
Offline Mobile	Compatible
Sync-Time Custom Record Fields	Compatible	Can be used to create a custom record field that only evaluates at sync time.
Real-Time Custom Record Fields	Incompatible	Custom record fields that evaluate in real time must be configured using one or more Custom Field functions.
Process Reports	Compatible
Process Events	Compatible

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