appCode

Usage

The appCode function extracts the first part of a pipe-delimited string, typically used to get application codes from formatted strings.

Syntax

{input | appCode}

Parameters

• input (string): A pipe-delimited string (e.g., "APP001|Application Name")

Returns

The trimmed first part of the string before the pipe character

Examples

Basic extraction

{"APP001|Customer Portal" | appCode}
// Returns: "APP001"

With spaces

{"WEB-002 | E-commerce Platform" | appCode}
// Returns: "WEB-002"

No pipe character

{"STANDALONE" | appCode}
// Returns: "STANDALONE"

Multiple pipes

{"API-003|Payment Gateway|Production" | appCode}
// Returns: "API-003"

Application identifiers

{application.full_name | appCode}
// Extracts application code from full name

System references

{"SYS-101|Authentication Service|v2.0" | appCode}
// Returns: "SYS-101"

Use Cases

• Extracting application identifiers from formatted strings
• Parsing system codes from descriptive text
• Building reference tables with codes only
• Creating cross-references in reports
• Filtering or grouping by application code

Related Functions

• withoutAppCode - Gets everything after the pipe character
• split - More general splitting function with customizable delimiter