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 Function - Extract characters of a string at any position.

Inputs

Input

Data Type

Range

Unit

Default

Description

IN

STRING

 

 

 

Character string.

NBC

DINT

 

 

 

Number of characters to extract.

POS

DINT

 

 

 

Position of the first character to extract.

Outputs

Output

Data Type

Range

Unit

Description

Q

STRING

 

 

String containing the first NBC characters of IN.

Remarks

  • The first valid character position is 1.

FBD Language Example

FFLD Language Example

  • In the FFLD Language, the operation is executed only if the input rung (EN) is TRUE.
    • The output rung (ENO) keeps the same value as the input rung.
    • The function is executed only if EN is TRUE.
    • ENO keeps the same value as EN.

IL Language Example

Not available.

ST Language Example

Q := MID (IN, NBC, POS);

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