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RIGHT [esql-right]

Syntax

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Parameters

string
The string from which to returns a substring.
length
The number of characters to return.

Description

Return the substring that extracts length chars from str starting from the right.

Supported types

string length result
keyword integer keyword
text integer keyword

Example

FROM employees
| KEEP last_name
| EVAL right = RIGHT(last_name, 3)
| SORT last_name ASC
| LIMIT 5
last_name:keyword right:keyword
Awdeh deh
Azuma uma
Baek aek
Bamford ord
Bernatsky sky