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Description

Extracts a specified part from a URL field.

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Syntax

ExtractUrlPart(url, url_part)

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Arguments

url - string expression indicating a url url_part - string with these possible values to retrieve the corresponding component of the url:
  • scheme or protocol returns protocol identifier
  • host returns host name
  • port returns port number
  • path returns path
  • query returns query
  • ref or fragment returns reference

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Examples

ExtractUrlPart('http://someurl.com:80/path1/path2/file.html?origin=135#PORTION1', 'protocol') returns: ‘http’ ExtractUrlPart('http://someurl.com:80/path1/path2/file.html?origin=135#PORTION1', 'host') returns: ‘someurl.com’ ExtractUrlPart('http://someurl.com:80/path1/path2/file.html?origin=135#PORTION1', 'port') returns: ‘80’ ExtractUrlPart('http://someurl.com:80/path1/path2/file.html?origin=135#PORTION1', 'path') returns: ‘path1/path2/file.html’ ExtractUrlPart('http://someurl.com:80/path1/path2/file.html?origin=135#PORTION1', 'query') returns: ‘origin=135’ ExtractUrlPart('http://someurl.com:80/path1/path2/file.html?origin=135#PORTION1', 'fragment') returns: ‘PORTION1’

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Return value datatype

String

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Notes

If the specified part is not supported an exception is thrown.

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Impact of null value

If any (or all) inputs are null, or the specified part is not present in the url or an exception is thrown, returns null.
Last modified on April 20, 2026