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Qlik String Functions Guide

This document provides a summary of string functions in Qlik, including INDEX, REPEAT, UPPER, LOWER, CAPITALIZE, MID, LEFT, RIGHT, TRIM, LTRIM, RTRIM, KEEPCHAR, PURGECHAR, LEN, and TEXTBETWEEN. Each function is described in 1-2 sentences and an example is provided to demonstrate usage and output. The document encourages readers to share their own experiences with these string functions in Qlik in the comments.

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Qlik String Functions Guide

This document provides a summary of string functions in Qlik, including INDEX, REPEAT, UPPER, LOWER, CAPITALIZE, MID, LEFT, RIGHT, TRIM, LTRIM, RTRIM, KEEPCHAR, PURGECHAR, LEN, and TEXTBETWEEN. Each function is described in 1-2 sentences and an example is provided to demonstrate usage and output. The document encourages readers to share their own experiences with these string functions in Qlik in the comments.

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String

Functions
With Examples

Qlik
1 index(s1 , s2 [ , n] )
Returns The Starting Position Of The First
index(s1 , s2)
Occurrence Of Substring s2 In String s1.

index('QlikSenseSense , 'Se') 5

Returns The Starting Position Of The n’th


index(s1 , s2 [ , n] )
Occurrence Of Substring s2 In String s1.

index('QlikSenseSense', 'Se' ,2) 10

A Negative n Searches From The End Of


index(s1 , s2 [ , -n] ) The String.

index('QlikSenseSense', 'Se‘ , -2) 5


index('QlikSenseSense', 'Se‘ , -1) 10
2 Repeat( s, n)

Creates A New String By Repeating The Input String s


A Total Of n Times.

Repeat( '*', 4 ) ****


Repeat( 'Sense', 2 ) SenseSense

Qlik
Capitalize(s) , UPPER(s),
3 lower(s)

UPPER('qlik sense') QLIK SENSE

lower('Qlik Sense') qlik sense

Capitalize('qlik sense') Qlik Sense

Qlik
4 Mid(s, n1 [, n2])
Mid(s, n1) Returns The Part Of The String s Starting
Mid(s, n1) At Position n1 Until The End Of The String s.

Mid('Qlik Sense', 5) Sense

n2 Defines The String Length Of The Output


Mid(s, n1 [, n2])
String.

Mid('Qlik Sense', 1, 4) Qlik


5 Left(s , n) & Right(s , n)
Returns The First n Characters Of The Input
Left(s, n) String s.

Left('Qlik Sense' , 7 ) Qlik Se


Left(' Qlik Sense' , 7 ) Qlik S

Returns The Last n Characters Of The Input


Right(s , n) String s.

Right('Qlik Sense' , 5 ) Sense


Right('Qlik Sense ‚ 5 ) ense
6 Trim(s), Ltrim(s), Rtrim(s)

Ltrim(s) Removes Leading Spaces From A String s.

Ltrim(' Qlik Sense ') Qlik Sense '

Rtrim(s) Removes Trailing Spaces From A String s.

Rtrim(' Qlik Sense ') Qlik Sense

Trim(s) Removes Leading And Trailing Spaces From A String


s.

Trim(' Qlik Sense ') Qlik Sense


7 KeepChar(s1,s2), PurgeChar(s1,s2)

Returns A String Containing Only


KeepChar (s1,s2) Characters Present In The s2.
! It’s Case Sensitive!

KeepChar('A1B2c3d4', 'ABcd') ABcd


KeepChar('A1B2c3d4', 'abcd') cd
KeepChar('A1B2c3d4', '1234') 1234

Returns A String Excluding


PurgeChar (s1,s2) Characters Present In The s2.
! It’s Case Sensitive!

PurgeChar('A1B2c3d4', 'ABcd') 1234


PurgeChar('A1B2c3d4', 'abcd') A1B234
PurgeChar('A1B2c3d4', '1234') ABcd
8 Len(s)

Len(s) Returns The Length Of The String.

Len('Qlik') 4
Len(' Qlik') 5
Len(' Qlik ') 6

Qlik
9 TextBetween(s , beforetext , aftertext [, n ])

Returns The Text In The Input


TextBetween(s , before , after) String s That Occurs Between The
delimeters.

TextBetween( '[Qlik] Sense' , '[' , ']' ) Qlik


TextBetween( '[Qlik] [Sense]' , '[' , ']' ) Qlik

n specifies which occurrence of the


TextBetween (s , before , after [, n ]) substring between the delimiters to
return.

Textbetween( '[Qlik] [Sense]' , '[' , ']' , 1 ) Qlik


Textbetween( '[Qlik] [Sense]' , '[' , ']' , 2) Sense
Feel Free To Share Your
Own Experiences In The
Comments Section.

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