How do I extract the part of a string from a large string or a sentence
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This example demonstrates extracting the part of a string from a large string or a sentence.
In the solution shown below, the substring "Worksoft SaaS" is extracted from the string "Worksoft SaaS is a codeless testing tool" using "substr(<first index of substring,last index of the substring+1>)" javascript method in "storeEval" command and stored into a variable.
Solution:
| # | Command | Target | Value |
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| Extracting part of a string from the entire string | |||
| 1 | storeEval | function f(){ var string = "Worksoft SaaS is a codeless testing tool"; var substring=string.substr(0,6); return substring; }f(); | substring |
Tips, Tricks, Gotchas & Best Practices:
- You can also use slice() method in place of substr() method for extracting the part of a string from the entire string.
- In Javascript the index values of a string starts from "0".
- As a best practice, it is always advisable to define the variable names without any spaces and if you want to differentiate the words, use underscores.
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