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# Substring

This node lets you extract a part of a <span className="ndl-data">string</span> given a start and end character position.

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## Inputs

| Data                                     | Description                                                     |
| ---------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------- |
| <span className="ndl-data">String</span> | The source string where the substring should be extracted from. |
| <span className="ndl-data">Start</span>  | The character index of the start of the substring.              |
| <span className="ndl-data">End</span>    | The character index of the end of the substring.                |

## Outputs

| Data                                     | Description              |
| ---------------------------------------- | ------------------------ |
| <span className="ndl-data">Result</span> | The extracted substring. |