--- category: [Administration & Integrations, Platform and Product Extensions, Platform and Product Extensions/Integration, Administration & Integrations/Custom Integrations & Apps, Platform and Product Extensions/Workday Extend] keyword: [Extend, Orchestration Builder, Orchestrate, Orchestration] nav: wcp_docs parent_url: /wcp_docs/ title: >- Reference: String Member Functions layout: subsection --- Instance Type: String

Name	Description
SHA256withRSASign	Arguments: keystore (Data) alias (String) password (String) Return Type: String Returns the Base64 Encoded signature of the string using the SHA256withRSA algorithm and the supplied keystore, key alias, and keystore password.
SHA256withRSAVerify	Arguments: signature (Data) keystore (Data) alias (String) password (String) Return Type: Boolean Returns true if the given Base 64 encoded signature verifies against the string using SHA256withRSA and the supplied keystore, key alias, and keystore password.
asCSV	Arguments: None Return Type: Csv Treats the document as CSV (of CsvTypeAny).
asCSV	Arguments: schemaReference (String) Return Type: Csv Treats the document as CSV (of CsvTypeAny) and applies the specified CSV format.
asJSON	Arguments: None Return Type: Json Treats the document as JSON (of JsonTypeAny).
asXML	Arguments: None Return Type: Xml Treats the document as XML (of XmlTypeAny).
abbreviate	Arguments: maxWidth (Number) Return Type: String Returns a string of length maxWidth, replacing the final 3 characters with '…'. Returns the whole string if maxWidth is less than or equal to string length. Throws an exception if maxWidth is less than 4. Examples for the string "Washington": string.abbreviate(6) = "Was..." string.abbreviate(1) = "W..."
append	Arguments: str (String) Return Type: String Returns the string with the specified string appended.
camelCase	Arguments: separator (String) Return Type: String Splits the string into parts by the separator, uppercases the first and lowercases the remaining characters of each part, and returns the reassembled string, including the separator.
camelCase	Arguments: oldSeparator (String) newSeparator (String) Return Type: String Splits the string into parts by the old separator, uppercases the first and lowercases the remaining characters of each part, and returns the reassembled string with the old separator replaced by the new one.
capitalize	Arguments: None Return Type: String Returns a string with the first character converted to title case. Example for the string "miami": string.capitalize = "Miami" Example for the string "mIami": string.capitalize = "MIami"
contains	Arguments: searchStr (String) Return Type: Boolean Returns true if a string contains the specified search string. Case sensitive. A null string returns null. Example for the string "Detroit": string.contains("D") = true Example for the string "detroit": string.contains("D") = false
containsIgnoreCase	Arguments: searchStr (String) Return Type: Boolean Returns true if a string contains the specified search string. Ignores case. A null string returns null. Example for the string "Detroit": string.contains("D") = true Example for the string "detroit": string.contains("D") = true
defaultIfBlank	Arguments: defaultStr (String) Return Type: String Returns a string, or if the string is whitespace, empty or null, returns the specified defaultStr. Example for the string "Chicago": string.defaultIfBlank("Unknown City") = "Chicago" Example for the string "": string.defaultIfBlank ("Unknown City") = "Unknown City"
defaultIfEmpty	Arguments: defaultStr (String) Return Type: String Returns a string, or if the string is empty or null, returns the specified defaultStr. Examples for a null string: string.defaultIfEmpty("NULL") = "NULL" Example for the string "": string.defaultIfEmpty(null) = null
endsWith	Arguments: suffix (String) Return Type: Boolean Returns true if a string ends with the specified suffix. Case sensitive. Examples for the string "Dallas": string.endsWith("as") = true string.endsWith("ll") = false
endsWithIgnoreCase	Arguments: suffix (String) Return Type: Boolean Returns true if a string ends with the specified suffix. Ignores case. Examples for the string "Dallas": string.endsWithIgnoreCase("AS") = true string.endsWithIgnoreCase("As") = true
equals	Arguments: stringValue(StringType) Return Type: Boolean Returns true if the string is equal to the specified string, including case.
equalsIgnoreCase	Arguments: stringValue(StringType) Return Type: Boolean Returns true if the string is equal to the specified string, ignoring case.
escapeXml	Arguments: None Return Type: String Escapes characters from a string so it can be inserted into a valid XML document.
getCountryCodeFromLocale	Arguments: None Return Type: String Returns the country code from a locale. Example for the locale "en_US": locale.getCountryCodeFromLocale = "US"
includeCharactersUsingList	Arguments: inclusionList (StringListType) defaultReplacement (StringType) Return type: String Returns a string, replacing any characters not present in the inclusion list with the specified replacement. Characters that are on the inclusion list are returned unchanged.
indexOf	Arguments: searchStr (String) Return Type: Number Returns the index of the first occurrence of the specified character within a string. Position counting begins at zero. A null string returns null. Examples for the string "Seattle": string.indexOf("S") = 0 string.indexOf("e") = 1
indexOf	Arguments: searchStr (String) fromIndex (Number) Return Type: Number Returns the index of the first occurrence of the specified character within a string after the specified index. Position counting begins at zero. A null string returns null. Examples for the string "Seattle": string.indexOf("e", 4 ) = 6 string.indexOf("e", 0) = 1
isAllLowerCase	Arguments: None Return Type: Boolean Returns true if a string contains lower case characters only. Example for a null string: string.isAllLowerCase = false Example for the string "atlanta": string.isAllLowerCase = true
isAllUpperCase	Arguments: None Return Type: Boolean Returns true if a string contains upper case characters only. Example for a null string: string.isAllUpperCase = false Example for the string "Atlanta": string.isAllUpperCase = false
isBlank	Arguments: None Return Type: Boolean Returns true if a string is empty, null, or contains whitespace only. Example for the string "": string.isBlank = true Example for the string (" "): string.isBlank = true
isEmpty	Arguments: None Return Type: Boolean Returns true if a string is empty or null. Example for the string "": string.isEmpty = true Example for the string (" "): string.isEmpty = false
isNumber	Arguments: None Return Type: Boolean Returns true if the string is a valid Java number.
isNumeric	Arguments: None Return Type: Boolean Returns true if a string contains Unicode digits only. A null string returns false. A decimal point isn't a Unicode digit and returns false. Example for the string "778": string.isNumeric("778") = true Example for the string "-778": string.isNumeric = false
lastIndexOf	Arguments: searchStr (String) Return Type: Number Returns the index of the last occurrence of the specified character within a string. Position counting begins at zero. A null string returns -1. Example for the string "Tampa": string.lastIndexOf("a") = 4 Example for a null string: string.lastIndexOf(*) = -1
lastindexOf	Arguments: searchStr (String) fromIndex (Number) Return Type: Number Returns the index of the last occurrence of the specified character within a string, starting from the given index and working backwards. Position counting begins at zero. A null string returns -1. Example for the string "Philadelphia": string.lastIndexOf("a", 7) = 4 Example for a null string: string.lastIndexOf(*) = -1
leftPad	Arguments: size (Number) Return Type: String Returns a string, left-padded with the specified number of spaces. Examples for the string "New York": string.leftPad(3) = " New York" string.leftPad(1) = " New York"
leftPad	Arguments: size (Number) padChar (String) Return Type: String Returns a string, left-padded with the specified number of the specified character. Examples for the string "New York": string.leftPad(3, "") = "**New York" string.leftPad(1, "X") = "XNew York"
length	Arguments: None Return Type: Number Returns string length. Returns 0 if the string is null. Example for the string "Tucson": string.length = 6 Example for the string "": string.length = 0
lowerCase	Arguments: None Return Type: String Returns a string converted to lower case. Example for the string "Memphis": string.lowerCase("Memphis") = "memphis" Example for the string "memPHis": string.lowerCase("meMPHis") = "memphis"
lowerCase	Arguments: locale (String) Return Type: String Returns a string converted to lower case using the rules of the specified locale.
normalizeSpace	Arguments: None Return Type: String Returns the string with leading and trailing spaces removed, and any group of consecutive whitespace characters replaced by a single space.
pathEncode	Arguments: None Return Type: String Returns a string with non-ASCII characters escaped for use in URL path segments.
remove	Arguments: remove (String) Return Type: String Returns a string with all occurrences of the specified substring removed. A null string returns null. An empty string returns the empty string. A null substring returns the string. An empty substring returns the string. Examples for the string "Orlando": string.remove("do") = "Orlan" string.remove("xyz") = "Orlando"
removeEnd	Arguments: remove (String) Return Type: String Returns a string with the specified substring removed, provided the substring occurs at the end of the string. Otherwise returns the string. Case sensitive. A null string returns null. An empty string returns the empty string. A null substring returns the string. Examples for the string "Charlotte": string.removeEnd("te") = "Charlot" string.removeEnd("TE") = "Charlotte"
removeEndIgnoreCase	Arguments: remove (String) Return Type: String Returns a string with the specified substring removed, provided the substring occurs at the end of the string. Otherwise returns the string. Ignores case. A null string returns null. An empty string returns the empty string. A null substring returns the string. Examples for the string "Charlotte": string.removeEndIgnoreCase("te") = "Charlot" string.removeEndIgnoreCase("TE") = "Charlot"
removeStart	Arguments: remove (String) Return Type: String Returns a string with the specified substring removed, provided the substring occurs at the start of the string. Otherwise returns the string. Case sensitive. A null string returns null. An empty string returns the empty string. A null substring returns the string. Examples for the string "Charlotte": string.removeStart("Ch") = "arlotte" string.removeStart("CH") = "Charlotte"
removeStartIgnoreCase	Arguments: remove (String) Return Type: String Returns a string with the specified substring removed, provided the substring occurs at the start of the string. Otherwise returns the string. Ignores case. A null string returns null. An empty string returns the empty string. A null substring returns the string. Examples for the string "Charlotte": string.removeStartIgnoreCase("Ch") = "arlotte" string.removeStartIgnoreCase("cH") = "arlotte"
replace	Arguments: searchStr (String) replacement (String) Return Type: String Returns a string with all occurrences of the specified search string replaced with the specified replacement string. Case sensitive. A null reference passed to this method results in no operation. Examples for the string "Louisville": string.replace("L", "X") = "Xouisville" string.replace("LOUIS", "loUIS") = "Louisville"
replaceAndIncludeCharacters	Arguments: mapping (StringMapType) defaultReplacement (StringType) Return type: String Returns a string with characters replaced according to the provided mapping. If a character is missing from the provided string, the default string is returned in its place.
replaceCharactersUsingMapping	Arguments: mapping (StringMapType) Return types: String Textl Returns a string with characters replaced according to the provided mapping. If a character isn't mapped, it's returned unchanged.
replaceIgnoreCase	Arguments: searchStr (String) replacement (String) Return Type: String Returns a string with all occurrences of the specified search string replaced with the specified replacement string. Ignores case. A null reference passed to this method results in no operation. Examples for the string "Louisville": string.replace("L", "X") = "XouisviXXe" string.replace("LOUIS", "loUIS") = "loUISville"
replaceOnce	Arguments: searchStr (String) replacement (String) Return Type: String Returns a string with the first occurrence of the specified search string replaced with the specified replacement string. Case sensitive. A null reference passed to this method results in no operation. Examples for the string "Louisville": string.replace("L", "X") = "Xouisville" string.replace("LOUIS", "loUIS") = "Louisville"
replaceOnceIgnoreCase	Arguments: searchStr (String) replacement (String) Return Type: String Returns a string with the first occurrence of the specified search string replaced with the specified replacement string. Ignores case. A null reference passed to this method results in no operation. Examples for the string "Louisville": string.replace("L", "X") = "XouisviXXe" string.replace("LOUIS", "loUIS") = "loUISville"
reverse	Arguments: None Return Type: String Returns a string with the order of its characters reversed. A null string returns null. Examples for the string "Fresno": string.replace= "onserF"
rightPad	Arguments: size (Number) Return Type: String Returns a string, right-padded with the specified number of spaces. Examples for the string "New York": string.rightPad(3) = "New York " string.rightPad(1) = "New York "
rightPad	Arguments: size (Number) padChar (String) Return Type: String Returns a string, right-padded with the specified number of the specified character. Examples for the string "New York": string.rightPad(3, "") = "New York**" string.rightPad(1, "X") = "New YorkX"
size	Arguments: None Return Type: Number Returns string length. Returns 0 if the string is null. Example for the string "Milwaukee": string.size = 9 Example for the string "": string.size = 0
split	Arguments: separator (String) Return Type: List Returns a string split into an array, using the specified character as the separator. Adjacent separators are treated as 1 separator. A null string returns null. Example for the string "R.e.n.o": string.split(".") = ["R", "e", "n", "o"] Example for the string "R:e::n:::o": string.split(":") = ["R", "e", "n", "o"]
startsWith	Arguments: prefix (String) Return Type: Boolean Returns true if a string starts with the specified prefix. Case sensitive. Examples for the string "Dallas": string.startsWith("Da") = true string.startsWith("DA") = false
startsWithIgnoreCase	Arguments: prefix (String) Return Type: Boolean Returns true if a string starts with the specified prefix. Ignores case. Examples for the string "Dallas": string.startsWith("Da") = true string.startsWith("DA") = true
stripPrefix	Arguments: prefix (String) Return Type: String Returns a string with the specified set of characters from its start. A null string returns null. An empty string returns the empty string. Examples for the string "San Diego": string.stripStart("San D") = "iego" string.stripStart(null) = "San Diego"
stripSuffix	Arguments: suffix (String) Return Type: String Returns a string with the specified set of characters from its end. A null string returns null. An empty string returns the empty string. Examples for the string "San Diego": string.stripEnd("iego") = "San D" string.stripEnd(null) = "San Diego"
substring	Arguments: start (Number) Return Type: String Returns a substring of a string, starting from the specified start position. Position counting begins at zero. A start position of -n indicates that the substring count begins n characters from the end of the string. A null string returns null. An empty string returns "". Examples for the string "Wichita": string.substring(0) = "Wichita" string.substring(3) = "hita"
substring	Arguments: start (Number) end (Number) Return Type: String Returns a substring of a string, starting from the specified start position and ending before the specified end position. That is, the start index is inclusive and the end index is exclusive. Position counting begins at zero. A start or end position of -n indicates that the substring count begins or ends n characters from the end of the string. Returns "" if the start position is to the right of the end position. A null string returns null. An empty string returns "". Examples for the string "Wichita": string.substring(0,1) = "W" string.substring(3, 5) = "hi"
substringAfter	Arguments: separator (String) Return Type: String Returns a substring of a string, beginning with the first occurrence of the specified separator. The separator isn't returned. A null string returns null. An empty string returns "". A null separator returns an empty string if the input string isn't null. Returns an empty string if there are no characters after the separator. Examples for the string "Wichita": string.substringAfter("i") = "chita" string.substringAfter("") = "Wichita"
substringAfterLast	Arguments: separator (String) Return Type: String Returns a substring of a string, beginning with the last occurrence of the specified separator. The separator isn't returned. A null string returns null. An empty string returns "". A null separator returns an empty string if the input string isn't null. Returns an empty string if there are no characters after the separator. Examples for the string "Wichita": string.substringAfterLast("i") = "ta" string.substringAfterLast("p") = ""
substringBefore	Arguments: separator (String) Return Type: String Returns a substring of a string, ending with the first occurrence of the specified separator. The separator isn't returned. A null string returns null. An empty string returns "". A null separator returns an empty string if the input string isn't null. Returns an empty string if there are no characters before the separator. Examples for the string "Wichita": string.substringBefore("i") = "W" string.substringBefore("") = ""
substringBeforeLast	Arguments: separator (String) Return Type: String Returns a substring of a string, ending with the last occurrence of the specified separator. The separator isn't returned. A null string returns null. An empty string returns "". A null separator returns an empty string if the input string isn't null. Returns an empty string if there are no characters before the separator. Examples for the string "Wichita": string.substringBeforeLast("i") = "Wich" string.substringBefore(null) = "Wichita"
toBoolean	Arguments: None Return Type: Boolean Returns the string 'true' as Boolean true. Returns the string 'false' as boolean false. Ignores case. Throws an exception for any other value. Examples: string.toBoolean("True") = true string.toBoolean("FALSE") = false
toNumber	Arguments: None Return Type: Number Returns the numeric value represented by the string, provided it's a valid number. Throws an exception for strings that don't represent numbers. Examples: string.toNumber("8") = 8 string.toBoolean("15") = 15
toString	Arguments: None Return Type: String Returns a string representation of the value.
trim	Arguments: None Return Type: String Returns a string with control characters (code 32 or below in the ASCII table) removed from both ends. A null string returns null.
trimToEmpty	Arguments: None Return Type: String Returns a string with control characters (code 32 or below in the ASCII table) removed from both ends. Returns an empty string if the string is empty or null after the trim.
truncate	Arguments: maxWidth (Number) Return Type: String Returns a string truncated to the specified maxWidth. Returns the whole string if the string length is less than maxWidth. Throws an exception if maxWidth is less than zero. Examples for the string "Anaheim": string.truncate(3) = "Ana" string.truncate(12) = "Anaheim"
truncate	Arguments: offset (Number) maxWidth (Number) Return Type: String Returns a string truncated to the specified maxWidth starting at the specified index. Returns the whole string if the string length is less than maxWidth. Throws an exception if maxWidth or offset are less than zero. Examples for the string "Portland": string.truncate(3, 2) = "tl" string.truncate(2, 4) = "rtla"
uncapitalize	Arguments: None Return Type: String Returns a string with the first character converted to lower case. A null string returns null. Example for the string "Fort Worth": string.uncapitalize = "fort Worth" Example for the string "FORT WORTH": string.uncapitalize = "fORT WORTH"
unescapeXml	Arguments: None Return Type: String Unescapes characters that were escaped so they could be inserted into an xml document.
upperCase	Arguments: None Return Type: String Returns a string converted to upper case. A null string returns null. Example for the string "El Paso": string.upperCase = "EL PASO" Example for a null string: string.upperCase = null
upperCase	Arguments: locale (String) Return Type: String Returns a string converted to upper case using the rules of the specified locale.
urlDecode	Arguments: None Return Type: String Returns a decoded application/x-www-form-urlencoded string. Uses a specific encoding scheme. The supplied encoding is used to determine what characters are represented by any consecutive sequences of the form "%xy".
urlEncode	Arguments: None Return Type: String Returns an encoded application/x-www-form-urlencoded string. Uses a specific encoding scheme. This method uses the supplied encoding scheme to obtain the bytes for unsafe characters.