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# String Calculated Fields

## String calculated fields allow you to edit texts to get different results.

**Remember to always include strings between quotation marks (" ").**

### The functions included in the String category are:

| Function Name | Syntax and Sample |
| --- | --- |
| concatenate: concatenate allows you to join multiple strings of text to form a phrase. Spaces are not automatically included, so make sure you include them in your text arguments if necessary. | Syntax: concatenate() |
| Sample: concatenate("Getting started"," with"," the"," Reveal"," application") |  |
| find: find returns the starting position (number) of a first string of text in a second string if text as specified in your arguments. | Syntax: find({find text},{within text},{start number}) |
| Sample: find("with","Getting Started with Reveal visualizations",3) |  |
| len: len returns the number of characters in the string of text you enter. | Syntax: len({text}) |
| Sample: len("Getting Started with Reveal") |  |
| lower: lower converts all upper case characters in a given text string to lower case. | Syntax: lower({text}) |
| Sample: lower("Getting Started with Reveal") |  |
| mid: mid returns a substring (length) of the specified string of text according to what you configure in your arguments. | Syntax: mid({text},{start},{length}) |
| Sample: mid("Getting Started with Reveal",9,12) |  |
| replace: replace replaces a given string of text with a different text as specified in your arguments. | Syntax: replace({text},{old text},{new text}) |
| Sample: replace("Getting Started with Reveal","Getting Started","Creating Visualizations with") |  |
| trim: trim returns the same string of text you enter; however, it will remove any leading or trailing whitespaces, and will only keep the spaces between words. | Syntax: trim({text}) |
| Sample: trim(" Getting Started with Reveal ") |  |
| upper: upper converts all lower case characters in a given text string to upper case. | Syntax: upper({text}) |
| Sample: upper("Caution: Hot. Do not touch") |  |

 

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