SUBSTRING

Returns in a new column some or all of the specified strings in the source column, based on the user-defined starting and ending index values.

Parameters

• sourceColumn – The name of an existing column.

• startPosition – The character position to begin with, from the left end of the string.

• endPosition – The character position to end with, from the left end of the string.

• targetColumn – The name of the new column to be created.

Note

You can specify either sourceColumn or value, but not both.

Example

{
    "RecipeAction": {
        "Operation": "SUBSTRING",
        "Parameters": {
            "sourceColumn": "last_name",
            "startPosition": "5",
            "endPosition": "8",
            "targetColumn": "chars_5_through_8"
        }
    }
}