A string is a sequence of characters used to represent text.
Below is a list of String functions, which can be used in expressions.
| Function | Description |
|---|---|
| Compare(s1, s2) | Compares two specified strings. |
| Concat(s1, s2) | Concatenates two specified instances of string. |
| Contains(s1, s2) | Returns a value indicating whether the specified string occurs within a string. |
| CString(value) | Returns a string that represents the given item on the report. |
| EndsWith(s1, s2) | Determines whether the end of an instance of string matches a specified string. |
| FormatString(format, args) | Replaces each format item in a specified string with the text equivalent of a corresponding object's value. |
| IndexOf(s1, s2) | Reports the index of the first occurrence of the specified string in this instance. |
| Insert(s1, s2, index) | Inserts a specified instance of string at a specified index position in this instance. |
| LastIndexOf(s1, s2) | Reports the index of the last occurrence of the specified string in this instance. |
| Length(s1) | Gets the number of characters in this instance. |
| PadLeft(s1, c, count) | Right-aligns the characters in this instance, padding on the left with a specified character for a specified total length. |
| PadRight(s1, c, count) | Left-aligns the characters in this instance, padding on the right with a specified character for a specified total length. |
| Remove(s1, start, length) | Deletes a specified number of characters from this string. |
| Replace(s1, replace, with) | Replaces all occurrences of a specified string in this instance with another specified string. |
| StartsWith(s1, s2) | Determines whether the beginning of an instance of string matches a specified string. |
| Substring(s1, start, length) | Retrieves a substring from a string. |
| ToLower(s1) | Converts a string to lower case. |
| ToUpper(s1) | Converts a string to upper case. |
| Trim(s1) | Removes all occurrences of white space characters from the beginning and end of a string. |
| TrimEnd(s1) | Removes all occurrences of white space characters from the end of a string. |
| TrimStart(s1) | Removes all occurrences of white space characters from the beginning of a string. |