StringAfter

4 min

Finds a value after a particular word or phrase inside the token.

Syntax

StringAfter(inputText, option, preceedingText)

For a description of the business object categories, see Notes on "Enabled For".

Business Object Category	Yes/No
Business Rules: Before-Save Rules	Yes
Business Rules: Calculation Rules (After Save, with or without Also Recalculate on Load)	Yes1
Business Rules: Calculation Rules (Before Save or Always, without Also Recalculate On Load)	Yes
Business Rules: Calculation Rules (Before Save or Always, with Recalculate On Load)	Yes1
Business Rules: Editing Rules	Yes
Business Rules: Initialization Rules	Yes
Business Rules: Read Only Rules	Yes
Business Rules: Required Rules	Yes
Business Rules: Validation Rules	Yes
Client Expressions	Yes
Object Permissions	No
Services	No
LDAP	No
Mobile	No
Quick Actions (except UI Quick Actions)	Yes
UI Quick Actions	Yes
Reports	Yes
Search/Dashboard without field references	No
Search/Dashboard with field references	No
1. Not fully supported in calculation rules that have a condition of After Save or the Also Recalculate on Load option selected. It may fail if the rule's field is used in a grid, form, or saved search.

Parameter	Description
inputText	Input string on which to perform StringAfter
option	Options available to perform StringAfter: NextWord: Displays the next word after the search text. NextNumber: Displays the next number after the search text. This skips over any text until it finds a number. ToEnd: Returns all the text that appears after the text to search for. ToEndOfLine: Returns all the text that appears after the text to search for, until the end of the line.
preceedingText	A particular text immediately preceding the value that needs to be found

Returns a string after a particular text.

$(StringAfter(": This is regarding Incident: 1234 which is important", "NextWord", "regarding"))

Returns this value: "Incident".

$(StringAfter(": This is regarding Incident: 1234 which is important", "NextNumber", "regarding"))

Returns this value: "1234".

$(StringAfter(": This is regarding Incident: 1234 which is important \n Please respond urgently", "ToEnd", "regarding"))

Returns this value: "1234 which is important \n Please respond urgently".

$(StringAfter(": This is regarding Incident: 1234 which is important \n Please respond urgently", "ToEndOfLine", "regarding"))

Returns this value: "Incident: 1234 which is important".