[Variable Mapper]Left String (bytes)

Logic Name

Left String (bytes)

Function

Cuts and returns specified number of bytes from the left of the input string.

Data Types

Location	Type
The first input handler	String
Logic output	String

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Refer to "Logic Specifications" for details.

Properties

Category	Property	Description
Required	Byte length	Specify the number of bytes to cut.The whole string is returned if the specified number of bytes is longer than the string.
Required	Encoding	Specify the encoding to encode to bytes.
Required	Cut by character	Cuts by units of character within the specified number of bytes.
Comment	Comment	The comment will also be output to the specifications.It does not affect the conversion process.

Notes

Notes in case of specifying Shift_JIS encoding
Mapper logic holds all strings to input handler as Unicode.Character may be garbled after the execution of this logic because the difference of converting rules between Unicode and character set.
For more details, refer to "Garble when converting it from Windows-31J(CP932)" in the Troubleshooting.

Logic Sample

Mapping Definition

Logic Settings and Processing Result

The logic cuts 8 bytes from the left of the input string.

Property Settings

Property	Setting
Byte length	8
Encoding	Shift_JIS
Cut by character	Not Checked

Input Data

SampleValue

SampleData

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Result Data

SampleVa

SampleDa

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