Right

Description

Obtains a specified number of characters from the end of a string.

Syntax

Right ( string, n )

Argument

Description

string

The string from which you want characters returned

n

A long whose value is the number of characters you want returned from the right end of string


Return value

String. Returns the rightmost n characters in string if it succeeds and the empty string ("") if an error occurs. If any argument's value is null, Right returns null. If n is greater than or equal to the length of the string, Right returns the entire string. It does not add spaces to make the return value's length equal to n.

Examples

This statement returns RUTH:

Right("BABE RUTH", 4)

This statement returns BABE RUTH:

Right("BABE RUTH", 75)

See also

Left

Mid

Pos

Right method for DataWindows in the section called “Right” in DataWindow Reference.