RIGHT$ Function

RIGHT$(string-expression, integer-expression)

Returns the rightmost characters from a string. The second parameter specifies how many characters to return.

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Examples

PRINT RIGHT$("RetroRocket", 6)

Produces "Rocket".

REM Extract file extension
filename$ = "document.txt"
PRINT RIGHT$(filename$, 3)

Produces "txt".

REM Clip to last 10 characters
id$ = "USER-2025-SESSION-ABC123"
PRINT RIGHT$(id$, 10)

Produces "SESSION-ABC123" (truncated to fit length).

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Notes

• If the requested length is greater than the string length, the entire string is returned.
• If the length is 0, an empty string is returned.
• Negative lengths cause an error.
• Result is always a new string, leaving the original unchanged.

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See also: LEFT$ · MID$ · LEN