extract() Function

Function

extract( text, startDelimiter, endDelimiter )

Returns the value (or values, if the text contains multiple delimited values) between the delimiters from the given text.

Parameters

Keyword	Type	Description
text	Text	The text from which to extract the delimited string.
startDelimiter	Text	String for the start delimiter.
endDelimiter	Text	String for the end delimiter.

Returns

Text Array

Examples

extract("start function /\*extract this\*/ end function","/\*","\*/") returns extract this

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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