substring
XSLT/XPath Reference: XSLT elements, EXSLT functions, XPath functions, XPath axes
The substring function returns a part of a given string.
Syntax
substring(string, start) substring(string, start, length)
Arguments
string-
The string to evaluate.
start-
The position within
stringthe substring begins -
lengthOptional -
The length of the substring. If omitted, the returned string will contain every character from the
startposition to the end ofstring.
Returns
A string.
Notes
As in other XPath functions, the position is not zero-based. The first character in the string has a position of 1, not 0.
Defined
Gecko support
Supported.
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/XPath/Functions/substring
