Right (PQL)

Returns a result string containing a specified number of characters from the right side of a provided string. 

  • Returned Output: Text
  • Library: PQL \ Granular \ String
  • Version: 2023.00.000
  • Compatibility: Pyramid Query Language (PQL) data sources

Syntax

Right( <Column String> , <Integer> )

* Click on the function's arguments above for more details on the input values.

Comments
  • The column needs to be an attribute with string / text values in the model. (The data type needs to be 'string')
  • For details on how to employ and use this function see the custom column overview.
Different Function types
  • This function is similar to the PQL semantic and common functions of the same name. However, it operates on a column directly at the grain.
  • As a granular function, it is used in the base SQL query itself.

Examples

This example returns a column with the right 3 characters of each string / text item in the First Last column.

Right( [Customer].[First Last] )

You can see the effect from this example snippet in column #5, based on the source column in position #3.