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Text functions Text functions can be used to analyze, rearrange, extract, and build text strings. For example, you could use the MiddleWords function to extract specific words from supplied text. Text functions operate on these parameters: • fields of type text • text constants (in quotation marks) • expressions having a text result Click a function name for details. This function Does this Char Returns the characters for the Unicode code points in the number. Code Returns the Unicode code points for the characters in the text. Exact Returns 1 (true) if the contents of any two fields match; otherwise, returns 0 (false). Filter Returns from textToFilter only those characters specified in filterText, in the order they were originally entered in textToFilter. FilterValues Returns a text result containing only the values that were provided in filterValues, in the order they were originally entered in textToFilter. Furigana Converts Japanese text to Hiragana, Katakana, or Roman text. GetAsCSS Returns text converted to the CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) format. GetAsDate Returns dates in text as field type date. GetAsNumber Returns only the numbers in text, as field type number. GetAsSVG Returns text converted to the SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) format. GetAsText Returns data as field type text. GetAsTime Returns times or timestamps in text as field type time. GetAsTimestamp Returns text as field type timestamp. GetAsURLEncoded Returns text as URL (Uniform Resource Locator) encoding, for use as a URL. GetValue Returns the requested value given by valueNumber from listOfValues. Hiragana Converts Katakana (Hankaku and Zenkaku) in text to Hiragana. KanaHankaku Converts Zenkaku Katakana to Hankaku Katakana. KanaZenkaku Converts Hankaku Katakana to Zenkaku Katakana. KanjiNumeral Converts Arabic numerals to Kanji numerals. Katakana Converts Hiragana to Zenkaku Katakana. Left Returns the specified numberOfCharacters in text, counting from the left. LeftValues Returns values contained in text, according to the specified numberOfValues, counting from the left. LeftWords Returns text containing the specified numberOfWords in text, counting from the left. Length Returns the number of characters in a field, including all spaces, numbers, and special characters. Lower Returns all letters in specified text as lowercase. Middle Extracts the specified numberOfCharacters from text, starting at the specified character position. MiddleValues Returns text containing the specified numberOfValues in text, starting at startingValue. MiddleWords Returns text containing the specified numberOfWords from specified text, starting at startingWord. NumToJText Converts Arabic numerals to Japanese text. PatternCount Returns the number of occurrences of searchString in text. Position Returns the starting position of the specified occurrence of searchString in text. Proper Returns the first letter of each word in text as uppercase and all other letters as lowercase. Quote Returns the text form of text enclosed in quotation marks. Replace Replaces a string of characters in specified text with replacementText. Right Returns the specified numberOfCharacters in text, counting from the right. RightValues Returns values contained in text, according to the specified numberOfValues, counting from the right. RightWords Returns text containing the specified numberOfWords in text, counting from the right. RomanHankaku Converts from Zenkaku alphanumeric and symbols to Hankaku alphanumeric and symbols. RomanZenkaku Converts from Hankaku alphanumeric and symbols to Zenkaku alphanumeric and symbols. SerialIncrement Returns specified text and numbers, with the numbers incremented by the specified amount. Substitute Returns a text string with every occurrence of searchString in specified text replaced by replaceString. Trim Returns text stripped of all leading and trailing spaces. TrimAll Returns a copy of text with specified spaces (such as spaces between text, or non-Roman spaces such as full- and half-width) removed or inserted. Upper Returns all letters in specified text as uppercase. ValueCount Returns a count of the total number of values in specified text. WordCount Returns a count of the total number of words in specified text. Related topics About functions About formulas