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This pre-built action, located under @Generic Element, instructs Avo Assure to fetch characters starting from the desired position on the left side of the string and store the result in a dynamic variable.
Syntax
Input Value: <string>;<position to fetch the string from>
<string >
(Required)
It is the sequence of characters from which a specific portion is fetched from the right side
<position to fetch the string from > (Required)
Number of the characters to be fetched from Input String
Output Value:
<Dynamic Variable> (Required)
This variable holds the leftmost characters of a string
<Dynamic Variable> (Optional)
This variable stores the status as true or false
Example:
Extract the first 3 characters from the string "Automation" The Left action allows the user to extract a value from the Input Value column (Automation) by fetching the first 3 characters. The extracted substring (Aut) is stored in the {Left Position} variable. The operation status is stored in the {Status} variable with the following possible values:
True – if the substring is successfully extracted
False – if the specified position is invalid or the input is empty
Knowledge Bites: Below are some examples of different string scenarios
Text Strings
Automation;3
Aut
Numeric Strings
123456;3
123
Special Character
abc@domain.com;7
abc@dom
Alphanumeric strings
ID2025;2
ID