To remove the desired number of characters from a given string.
Description
Removes the number of characters starting with startPosition from the given string.
Return Type
String
Syntax
str [System.String] – input string
startAt [System.Int64] – position of the first character to be removed.
noOfChars [System.Int64] – number of characters to be removed.
properties
Example
We have 3 parameters, str, startAt and noOfChars, in a Variables object in which we have specified the default values as:
str = Charles Dickens
startAt = 8
noOfChars = 7
Map the data fields from the Variables object to the respective data fields under the Input node inside the function object.
dataflow
Now, right-click on the RemoveAt function transformation object and select Preview Output. You can see that starting from position 8, 7 characters have been removed from the string.
