Method # MidB ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Warning

This item was deprecated in version 2019r2. Please use `String.MiddleBytes` as a replacement.

## Description Returns a portion of a `string`. The first character is numbered 1. ## Usage *result*=**MidB**(*source*, *start* \[,*length*\]) **OR** *result*=*stringVariable*.**MidB**(*start* \[,*length*\]) | Part | Type | Description | |----------------|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | result | `String` | The portion of *source* from *start* and continuing for *length* characters or all remaining characters if *length* is not specified. The encoding of *result* is the same as the source. | | source | `String` | Required. The string from which bytes are returned. | | start | `Integer` | Required. The position of the first byte to be returned. | | length | `Integer` | Optional. The number of bytes to return from *source*. | | stringVariable | `String` | Any variable of type `String`. | ## Notes MidB treats *source* as a series of bytes, rather than a series of characters. MidB should be used when *source* represents binary data. The encoding of the result is the same as the encoding of the source string. If you need to extract characters rather than bytes, use the `String.Middle` function. To determine the number of bytes in a `string`, use the `String.Bytes` function. ## Sample code These examples use the MidB function to return portions of a `string`. ``` xojo Dim s As String s = MidB("This is a test", 6) ' returns "is a test" s = MidB("This is a test", 11, 4) ' returns "test" s = "This is a test" s = s.MidB(11, 4) ' returns "test" ``` ## Compatibility All project types on all supported operating systems. ## See also `String.AscByte`, `String.ChrByte`, `String.IndexOfBytes`, `String.LeftBytes`, `String.Bytes`, `String.Middle`, `String.RightBytes` functions.