rdrop() Function

Function

rdrop( array, number )

Drops a given number of values from the right side of an array, and returns the resulting array.

Parameters

Keyword	Type	Description
array	Any Type Array	The array to modify.
number	Integer	The number of values to drop from the array.

Returns

Any Type Array

Usage considerations

The number value must be greater than or equal to 0.

Examples

Drop last value in a list

rdrop({10, 20, 30, 40}, 1) returns {10, 20, 30}.

Drop multiple values from a list

rdrop(split("label.language.region", "."), 2) returns {"label"}.

Drop characters from a string

concat(char(rdrop(code("Hello World"), 6))) returns "Hello".

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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