REPEAT String Function
| Use: | Repeats a string a specified number of times |
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| Returns: | A string of the repeated substrings |
| Example: | Result: XYZXYZXYZ |
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NextGen® Enterprise EHR Template Editor Help 8
Use: Reverses the characters in a string Syntax: {REVERSE( «string» )} Arguments: «string» Character string to be reversed Returns: The character string in reverse order Example: {REVERSE( 123 )} Result: 321 Parent topic: FunctionsREVERSE String Function
NextGen® Enterprise EHR Template Editor Help 8
Use: Replaces all occurrences of a value with another value in a character string Syntax: {REPLACE( «string» , «old» , «new» )} Arguments: «string» Character string to be searched«old» String value to be found«new» Replacement string value Returns: The character string with the replaced value Example: Field = txt_field{template_name_.txt_field} = NG Healthcare Information Systems, LLC{REPLACE( {template_name_.txt_field}, NG , Nextgen )} Result: NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, LLC Parent topic: FunctionsREPLACE String Function
NextGen® Enterprise EHR Template Editor Help 8
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NextGen® Enterprise EHR Template Editor Help 8
Use: Extracts the specified rightmost characters in a character string Syntax: {RIGHT( «string» , «num» )} Arguments: «string» Character string to be evaluated«num» Number of characters from the right to return Returns: The specified number of characters on the right in the character string Example: Field = txt_field{template_name_.txt_field} = John Shaw{RIGHT( {template_name_.txt_field}, 4 )} Result: Shaw Parent topic: FunctionsRIGHT String Function
NextGen® Enterprise EHR Template Editor Help 8
Use: Returns a particular Field attribute setting for passed in field name. Syntax: {ATTRIB( «name» , «field» )} Arguments: «name» Field attribute setting«field» Field name Returns: The particular field attribute setting. Example: {ATTRIB("KBM.CodifyField", {master_im.fieldvalue} )} Result: Returns True or False Parent topic: FunctionsATTRIB Function
NextGen® Enterprise EHR Template Editor Help 8
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