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NDL++ Functions: Syntax and Examples

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String Function Syntax and Examples

STRING( )

The STRING() function returns the first character in a string, repeated a specified number of times.

Syntax:

STRING(n,string)

where:

n is a positive integer; if 0 is specified, an empty string ('', length=0) will be returned.

Example:

input: samplestring,3

IMPORT @sample.dat
{

RECORD
{
field1 *,
field2 *\r\n
}
schema1.table1
{
col1 STRING(INT(field2),field1)
col2 STRING(5,(field2))
}

}

Results:

schema1.table1.col1	sss
schema1.table1.col2	33333

 

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