User Guide

Right 669
Right
Description
Gets a specified number of characters from a string, beginning at the right.
Returns
• If the length of the string is greater than or equal to count, the rightmost count characters of
the string
• If count is greater than the length of the string, the whole string
• If count is greater than 1, and the string is empty, an empty string
Category
String functions
Function syntax
Right(string, count)
See also
Mid, Left, Reverse
Parameters
Example
<h3>Right Example</h3>
<cfif IsDefined("Form.MyText")>
<!--- if len is 0, then err --->
<cfif Len(FORM.myText) is not 0>
<cfif Len(FORM.myText) LTE FORM.RemoveChars>
<p>Your string <cfoutput>#FORM.myText#</cfoutput>
only has <cfoutput>#Len(FORM.myText)#</cfoutput>
characters. You cannot output the <cfoutput>#FORM.removeChars#
</cfoutput>
rightmost characters of this string because it is not long enough
<cfelse>
<p>Your original string: <cfoutput>#FORM.myText#</cfoutput>
<p>Your changed string, showing only the
<cfoutput>#FORM.removeChars#</cfoutput> rightmost characters:
<cfoutput>#right(Form.myText, FORM.removeChars)#
</cfoutput>
</cfif>
<cfelse>
<p>Please enter a string
</cfif>
</cfif>
Parameter Description
string A string or a variable that contains one
count A positive integer or a variable that contains one. Number of characters to return.