Mid Function

Returns a FixStr (String) containing a specified number of characters from a string.

Syntax

Mid(string, start[, length])

The Mid function syntax has these named arguments:

Part Description
string Required. String expression from which characters are returned. If string contains Null, Null is returned.
start

Required; Long. Character position in string at which the part to be taken begins. If start is greater than the number of characters in string, Mid returns a zero-length string ("").

length

Optional; Long. Number of characters to return. If omitted or if there are fewer than length characters in the text (including the character at start), all characters from the start position to the end of the string are returned.

Remarks

To determine the number of characters in string, use the Len function.

The Mid$ form returns String values. The Mid form returns FixStr values.

Example

This example uses the Mid function to return a specified number of characters from a string.

Dim MyString, FirstWord, LastWord, MidWords
MyString = "Mid Function Demo"   ' Create text string.
FirstWord= Mid(MyString, 1, 6)    ' Returns "Mid".
LastWord = Mid(MyString, 16, 3)   ' Returns "Function".
MidWords = Mid(MyString, 8)       ' Returns "Function Demo".

 

See Also

Len Function, Left Function, Right Function