In this article, you will learn all about the nineteen functions related to “String”. To be precise, we will discuss the following functions:
Concat
Concatenate given values to one string
Select the elements and/or specify constants you want to concatenate to one string
Lowercase
Transform all characters to lowercase
Select the element you want to convert to lowercase
Normalize Space
Strips leading and trailing whitespace from a string and replaces sequences of whitespace characters by a single space
Select the element for which you want to remove unnecessary whitespace
Pad Left
Add characters on the left side of your string to reach a specified length
srcValue:
length:
character:
Select the element you want to extend on the left
Specify the total length of your resulting string
Specify the character that should be used to pad with. (Default = space)
Pad Right
Add characters on the right side of your string to reach a specified length
src Value:
length:
character
Select the element you want to extend on the right
Specify the total length of your resulting string
Specify the character that should be used to pad with. (Default = space)
Regex Replace
Replace any searched patterns with a specified string
value:
regex:
replaceStr:
Select the element in which the search and replacement will occur
Use regular expession language to search for specific text or patterns within the element
Specify how you want to replace the predefined part of the element.
Replace
Replace all occurances of a specified character(set)
value:
oldValue:
newValue:
Choose the element for which you want replacements
Specify the value you want to replace
Specify the value you want oldValue to be replaced with
String Join
Join multiple elements using a separator
separator:
ignoreIfEmpty:
Specify the character(s) with which you want to separate the elements / constants
Check if you want to ignore empty elements to avoid unnecessary elements
Select the elements / constants you want to join
String Left
Keep the first specified number of characters from the element
srcValue:
nofChar:
Specify the element you want to shorten
Specify the number of characters you want the element to be
String Length
Specify the number of characters of your element
Select the element of which you want to calculate the length of
String Right
Keep the first specified number of characters from the element
srcValue:
nofChar:
Specify the element you want to shorten
Specify the number of characters you want the element to be
Strip Leading Zeroes
Strip all leading zeroes
Select the element for which you want to strip all leading zeroes
Strip Trailing Zeroes
Strip all trailing zeroes
Select the element for which you want to strip all trailing zeroes
Substring After
Select the value after the first match of the specified searchStr
srcValue:
searchStr:
mustFind:
Specify the element you want a substring of
Specify the character that marks the start of your substring (the specified character is excluded)
Check if you want an error to be thrown if there is no match
Substring Before
Select the value before the first match of the specified searchStr
srcValue:
searchStr:
mustFind:
Specify the element you want a substring of
Specify the character that marks the end of your substring (the specified character is excluded)
Check if you want an error to be thrown if there is no match
Substring
Select a specified number of characters of an element after startIndex
srcValue:
startIndex:
length:
Specify the element you want a substring of
Specify the amount of characters after which your substring begins
Specify the length of your substring
Trim End
Trim all occurances of one specified character from the end of an element
character:
srcValue:
Specify the character you want to trim
Specify the element from which you want to trim the specified characters
Trim Start
Trim all occurances of one specified character from the start of an element
character:
srcValue:
Specify the character you want to trim
Specify the element from which you want to trim the specified characters
Uppercase
Transform all characters to uppercase
Select the element you want to convert to uppercase
XMap 
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