parse - UDM Command

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Jan 31, 2024

Syntax

parse string_name var_1 [seq_1 var_2]... [seq_n var_n]

Description

The parse command parses a string, placing components of the string into variables.

The first parameter, string_name, specifies the string to parse.

The var_1 parameter specifies the first component of the parsed string. (A string can be parsed into a single component.)

The seq_1 parameter specifies the sequence of the string that serves as a delimiter between var_1 and the var_2 parameter, which specifies the second component of the parsed string.

Each subsequent pair of seq_n and var_n parameters specify the delimiter (seq_n) between the preceding component and the next component (var_n).

The last var_n parameter in the command identifies the last component of the string.

Parameters

Parameter

Description

string_name

String to parse.

var_1

First component of the parsed string placed into a variable.

seq_1

Sequence of the string serving as a delimiter between var_1 and var_2.

var_2

Second component of the parsed string placed into a variable.

seq_n

Sequence of the string serving as a delimiter between the preceding var_n and the following var_n.

var_n

Next component of the string after the preceding seq_n.

Examples

The following examples illustrate how parse can be used.

parse "This is my string" var1
echo "$(var1)"
This is my string

#comment: seq_1 equals " "
parse "This is a test" var1 " " var2 " " var3 " " var4
echo "$(var1)" "$(var2)" "$(var3)" "$(var4)"
Thisisatest

#comment: seq_1 equals "."
parse "KLH1A.DEV.UDM.TEST" var1 . var2 . var3 . var4
echo "$(var4)"
TEST

set string="This is a test"
parse $(string) var1 " is a" var2
echo "$(var1)" "$(var2)"
This test