BMXNET 4.0 Developer API

M-like utility method to answer the piece at a 1-based offset. Corresponds to M's $$Piece function

Namespace:  IndianHealthService.BMXNet
Assembly:  BMXNET40 (in BMXNET40.dll)

Syntax

         
 C#  Visual Basic  Visual C++ 
public static string Piece(
	string thePieces,
	string aDelimiter,
	int nthPiece
)
Public Shared Function Piece ( _
	thePieces As String, _
	aDelimiter As String, _
	nthPiece As Integer _
) As String
public:
static String^ Piece(
	String^ thePieces, 
	String^ aDelimiter, 
	int nthPiece
)

Parameters

thePieces
String
Delimited input string e.g. one^two^three
aDelimiter
String
Delimiter character or string, commonly ~ ^ or |
nthPiece
Int32
The 1-based index of the piece

Return Value

The piece at the index, or an empty string if the index is higher than the explicit number of pieces

Examples

Copy Code
                String demographics="DOE,JOHN~555-55-5555~34~M";
                int age=0;
                if (int.TryParse(M.Piece(demographics,"~",3), out age)) {
                    System.Console.Writeln(M.Piece(demographics,"~",1)+" is "+ (age >= 18 ) ? "an adult" : "a child");
                }

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