substringAfter

substringAfter(String, String): String

Gets the substring after the first occurrence of a separator. The separator is not returned.

Introduced in DataWeave 2.2.0. Supported by Mule 4.2 and later.

Parameters

Name Description

Name	Description
`text`	The input string.
`separator`	String to search for.

text

The input string.

separator

String to search for.

Example

This example shows how substringAfter behaves with different inputs and sizes.

Source

%dw 2.0
import * from dw::core::Strings
output application/json
---
{
  "a": substringAfter(null, "'"),
  "b": substringAfter("", "-"),
  "c": substringAfter("abc", "b"),
  "d": substringAfter("abcba", "b"),
  "e": substringAfter("abc", "d"),
  "f": substringAfter("abc", "")
}

Output

{

  "a": null,
  "b": "",
  "c": "c",
  "d": "cba",
  "e": "",
  "f": "bc"
}

substringAfter(Null, String): Null

Helper function that enables substringAfter to work with a null value.