MID Function (VisioShapeSheet)
Last modified: March 09, 2015
Applies to: Office 2013 | Visio 2013
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Syntax
Remarks
Example
Returns a specific number of characters from a text string, starting at the position you specify, based on the number of characters you specify.
MID (text, start_num, num_chars)
Parameters
|
Name |
Required/Optional |
Data Type |
Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
text |
Required |
String |
The text string that contains the characters you want to extract. |
|
start_num |
Required |
Number |
The position of the first character you want to extract. The first character in the text string is position 1. |
|
num_chars |
Required |
Number |
The number of characters to return. |
Return Value
String
If start_num is:
-
Greater than the length of text, MID returns "" (empty text).
-
Less than the length of text, but start_num plus num_chars exceeds the length of text, MID returns the characters up to the end of text.
-
Less than 1, MID returns the #VALUE! error value.
If num_chars is negative, MID returns the #VALUE! error value.