LASTSUBSTRINGAFTER - Query language in Cosmos DB (in Azure and Fabric)

The LASTSUBSTRINGAFTER function returns the substring after the last occurrence of a delimiter.

An Azure Cosmos DB system function that splits a string at the last delimiter and returns the suffix portion.

Syntax

LASTSUBSTRINGAFTER(<string_expr_1>, <string_expr_2>)

Arguments

Description
string_expr_1 A string expression to search.
string_expr_2 A string expression that specifies the delimiter.

Return types

Returns a string expression.

Examples

This section contains examples of how to use this query language construct.

Get the text after the last delimiter

In this example, the LASTSUBSTRINGAFTER function returns the portion after the last / character.

SELECT VALUE {
  fileName: LASTSUBSTRINGAFTER("/products/shoes/boots", "/"),
  suffix: LASTSUBSTRINGAFTER("A-B-C", "-")
}
[
  {
    "fileName": "boots",
    "suffix": "C"
  }
]

Get the text after the last string delimiter

In this example, the LASTSUBSTRINGAFTER function returns the portion after the last :: delimiter.

SELECT VALUE {
  leaf: LASTSUBSTRINGAFTER("bike::touring::frame", "::")
}
[
  {
    "leaf": "frame"
  }
]

Remarks

  • This function doesn't use the index.