SUBSTRING
Extracts a portion of a text string starting from a specified position with a given length
Description
The SUBSTRING()
function is used to extract a substring from a text string, starting from a specified character position and of a specified length. This function is useful for text manipulation and data extraction.
Syntax
SUBSTRING(text
, start
, [length])
text
: The input text string from which you want to extract a substring.start
: The starting position within the text string. The start position begins at 1.length: (Optional) The length of the substring to be extracted.
Example
Table
ID
Product Code
1
ELE12345
2
CLO67890
3
FOO45678
Function
SUBSTRING(`Product Code`, 4)
Results
SUBSTRING (text)
12345
67890
45678
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