Mid

Last updated on Apr 27, 2021 06:03:21 AM GMT | Also Applies to ColdFusion

Extracts a substring from a string.

A string; the set of characters from string, beginning at start, of length count.

Mid(string, start, count)

Parameter	Description
string	A string or a variable that contains one. Must be single-quotation mark or double-quotation mark delimited.
start	A positive integer or a variable that contains one. Position at which to start count. Positions start with 1, not 0.
count	A positive integer or a variable that contains one. Number of characters to return. (Zero is not valid, but it does not throw an error.)

<cfscript>
       myString="the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog";
       WriteOutput(mid(myString,5,11));
</cfscript>

quick brown