Mid

Returns count characters from string beginning at start position.

Syntax

Mid(string, start, count)

string

Any string.

start

Starting position for count.

count

Number of characters being returned.

Examples

<!---  This example shows the use of Mid --->
<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>
Mid Example
</TITLE>
</HEAD>

<BODY BGCOLOR=silver>
<H3>Mid Example</H3>

<CFIF IsDefined("Form.MyText")>
<!--- if len is 0, then err --->
    <CFIF Len(FORM.myText) is not 0>
        <CFIF Len(FORM.myText) LTE FORM.RemoveChars>
        <P>Your string <CFOUTPUT>#FORM.myText#</cFOUTPUT>
        only has <CFOUTPUT>#Len(FORM.myText)#</cFOUTPUT>
        characters.  You cannot output the <CFOUTPUT>#FORM.removeChars#
          </CFOUTPUT>
        middle characters of this string because it is not long enough
        <CFELSE>
        
        <P>Your original string: <CFOUTPUT>#FORM.myText#</CFOUTPUT>
        <P>Your changed string, showing only the
           <CFOUTPUT>#FORM.removeChars#</CFOUTPUT> middle characters:
        <CFOUTPUT>#Mid(Form.myText, FORM.removeChars, 
         Form.countChars)#</CFOUTPUT>
        </CFIF>
...

CFML Language Reference
Chapter 2 : ColdFusion Functions