Right String

VBA – Right String

The Right function in VBA extracts a specified number of characters from the right side of a given string.

Syntax:

Right(string, length)

Parameter:

string: The string from which you want to extract the rightmost characters.
length: The number of characters to extract from the right side of the string.

Return Value:

String: Returns the extracted substring from the right side of the original string.

Example: Extract the last 3 characters

				
					Dim str1 As String
Dim rightStr As String

str1 = "Hello, World!"
rightStr = Right(str1, 3) 

' rightStr will be "d!"

Extract more characters than the string length:

				
					Dim str1 As String
Dim rightStr As String

str1 = "Hello, World!"
rightStr = Right(str1, 15) 

' rightStr will be "Hello, World!" (Returns the entire string)

Use Cases:

String Manipulation:
- Extracting file extensions from filenames (e.g., “.txt”, “.doc”).
- Extracting the last few digits of a number.
- Extracting specific parts of a string based on their position from the right.
Data Extraction:
- Extracting specific information from text strings.

Key Considerations:

If length is 0, an empty string (“”) is returned.
If length is greater than the length of the string, the entire string is returned.