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Release: Australia · Updated: 2026-03-12 · Official documentation · View source

Use the GetTextAfter component

Find the string characters that are placed after a string by using the GetTextAfter component in RPA Desktop Design Studio.

Before you begin

Role required: none

About this task

You can configure the properties for the GetTextAfter component. For more information about these properties, see Properties of the String Utilities components.

Procedure

  1. In the Toolbox pane, navigate to Utilities > String Utilities.

  2. Drag the GetTextAfter component to the Design surface.

  3. To configure the input fields, see Configure port properties.

  4. Connect the data and control ports of the GetTextAfter component to the corresponding ports of the other components as described in the following table.

Port typePurpose of connection
Data In \(Text\)Takes the text that the component searches from a previously executed component.Used to specify the string from where a substring is extracted, beginning at a specific position identified by a string match, and continuing for a specified length. Data type: String
Data In \(findStr\)Takes the string characters that the component finds in the text from a previously executed component.Used to specify the string that determines the starting position based on a string match. Data type: String
Data In \(length\)Takes the number of characters that the component finds in the text from a previously executed component.Used to specify the number of characters to be extracted from a given string. Data type: Integer
Data OutReturns the string the component found and passes to the next component.This method returns a string that represents the text after the search text. Data type: String
Control InConnects to the Control Out port of one or more components.
Control OutConnects to the Control In port of another component or the default end component.
  1. To test the component, under the DESIGN tab, click Run.

Parent Topic:String utilities