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Using String Functions in Feed Rules

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As of July 2022, it is now possible to use string functions in your feed rules in GoDataFeed. String functions are used in computer programming languages to manipulate a string or query information about a string. 

 

To apply a String function you would begin by creating a rule within one of the feeds and updating the TO section in your rule to use one of the functions listed below. String functions must end with the tag "}}" like the below example:

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It is also possible to use string functions within one another

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See the available string functions below that you can use within GoDataFeed when setting up your feed.

Case Functions

Function Description Usage in rule  Example: thiS is THe eXaMpLe
UPPER_CASE Make all characters uppercase UPPER_CASE{{ THIS IS THE EXAMPLE
LOWER_CASE Make all characters lowercase LOWER_CASE{{ this is the example
CAPITAL_CASE Make the first letter of every word capital CAPITAL_CASE{{ This Is The Example
SENTENCE_CASE Make only the first word capital SENTENCE_CASE{{ This is the example

 

Split Functions

Function Description Usage in rule  Example: hello,world
SPLIT First we split the data based on a character. For example, split using a comma. Next, select the data by position. For example, return index 0 after the split. SPLIT(,)[0]{{ hello

 

Substring Functions

Function Description Usage in rule  Example: hello,world
SUBSTRING Return a substring starting and ending at the index. If no ending index is provided the substring will continue to the end SUBSTRING(4){{
SUBSTRING(4,8){{
o,world
o,wo
SUBSTRING_LEFT Return a substring starting at 0 until the index SUBSTRING_LEFT(4){{ hello
SUBSTRING_RIGHT Return a substring starting from the end minus the index SUBSTRING_RIGHT(5){{ world

 

Count Functions

Function Description Usage in rule Example: hello hello
COUNT_LENGTH Returns the length of the value COUNT_LENGTH{{ 11
COUNT_STRING Returns the occurrences of a value COUNT_STRING(hello){{ 2


Format Functions
Note: When a Format-based string function is used it rounds decimal places when implemented. 

Function Description Usage in rule (see link to an example article) Examples
FORMAT_DATE Format a date type value

FORMAT_DATE(:d){{
FORMAT_DATE(:D){{
FORMAT_DATE(:t){{
FORMAT_DATE(:T){{
FORMAT_DATE(:f){{
FORMAT_DATE(:g){{
FORMAT_DATE(:M){{
FORMAT_DATE(:r){{
FORMAT_DATE(:s){{
FORMAT_DATE(:u){{
FORMAT_DATE(:U){{
FORMAT_DATE(:Y){{

19-03-2021
19 March 2021
06:49:20
06:49:20
19 March 2021 06:49:00
19-03-2021 06:49:44
March 19
Thu, 19 March 2021 06:49:22 GMT
2021-03-19T06:49:11
2021-03-19 06:49:49Z
19 March 2021 00:18:55
March, 2021
FORMAT_NUMBER Format a number type value FORMAT_NUMBER(:f){{
FORMAT_NUMBER(:e){{
FORMAT_NUMBER(:g){{
FORMAT_NUMBER(:n){{
FORMAT_NUMBER(:00.00){{
FORMAT_NUMBER(:0.000){{
FORMAT_NUMBER(:0,0){{
FORMAT_NUMBER(:0.0){{
FORMAT_NUMBER(:0%){{
55674.74
5.567474e+004

55674.73789621
55,674.74
55674.74
55674.738
55,675
55,675.7

5567474%


Trim Functions

Function Description Usage in rule Example: hello worldh
TRIM Trim whitespace or character from the beginning and ending TRIM{{
TRIM(h){{
hello worldh
ello world
TRIM_LEFT Trim whitespace or character from the beginning TRIM_LEFT{{
TRIM_LEFT(h){{
hello worldh
ello worldh
TRIM_RIGHT Trim whitespace or character from the ending TRIM_RIGHT{{
TRIM_RIGHT(h){{
hello worldh
hello world


Encoding Functions

Function Description Usage in rule Example: https://google.com?a=test&b=test
ENCODE_SHA256 Apply SHA256 hash to a value. ENCODE_SHA256{{ F6902E2089478604307C194855F0896D5124D2EF
EF134894447F9139C627B91B
ENCODE_BASE64 Encode a value in Base64  ENCODE_BASE64{{ aHR0cHM6Ly9nb29nbGUuY29tP2E9dGVzdCZiPXRlc3Q=
ENCODE_URL URL encode a value ENCODE_URL{{ https%3A%2F%2Fgoogle.com%3Fa%3Dtest%26b%3Dtest
ENCODE_HTML HTML encode a value ENCODE_HTML{{ https://google.com?a=test&b=test
DECODE_BASE64 Decode a value in Base64 DECODE_BASE64{{ https://google.com?a=test&b=test
DECORD_URL URL decode a value  DECODE_URL{{ https://google.com?a=test&b=test
DECODE_HTML HTML decode a value DECODE_HTML{{ https://google.com?a=test&b=test

 

 

 

 

 

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