Plain Text Node Path Syntax¶
The plain text format is unstructured human readable text. A plain text node path references a value beginning at the begin index (where the first character of the message is index '0') and continuing for the specified width. The plain text node path syntax conforms to the following pattern:
Node paths in this section can be used with getNode, getAllNodes, and other QIE functions that accept a nodePath parameter. See How Node Paths Resolve for behavior details and the Node Path Lookup Dialog to build and validate them interactively against a sample message.
| Begin Index, Width | ||
|---|---|---|
| Element | Required | Description |
| Begin Index | Required * | The index of the first character that corresponds to the fixed width column. |
| Width | Required * | The width of the fixed width column |
* Begin Index and Width are not required when specifying the root node identifier (/) as the node path
Plain Text Node Path Examples (message = 'Hamburger'):
| CSV Node Path | Description |
|---|---|
| / | Returns the entire fixed width message: Hamburger |
| 0,4 | Returns: hamb |
| 2,5 | Returns: mburg |