RIGHTB
The RIGHTB function returns a specified number of bytes from the end of a text string. It is useful for multibyte character sets where characters may occupy multiple bytes, such as Chinese, Japanese, or Korean.
Syntax 🔗
=RIGHTB(text
, num_bytes
)
text | The text string from which you want to extract bytes. |
num_bytes | The number of bytes to extract from the end of the text string. |
About RIGHTB 🔗
Use the RIGHTB function when you need to extract a certain number of bytes from the end of a text string in Excel. This is particularly useful for languages where characters may use multiple bytes, such as Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. The function helps you manage text in these languages accurately, ensuring you can handle complex character structures effectively.
Examples 🔗
If you have a text string in Chinese characters 'u4f60u597du4e16u754c' (meaning 'Hello, World') and you want to extract the last 6 bytes, use the RIGHTB formula: =RIGHTB('u4f60u597du4e16u754c', 6)
If you have a text string with Korean characters 'uc548ub155ud558uc138uc694' (meaning 'Hello') and you want to get the last 4 bytes, use the RIGHTB formula: =RIGHTB('uc548ub155ud558uc138uc694', 4)
Notes 🔗
Use the RIGHTB function when working with text strings containing multibyte characters. This function is tailored for extracting bytes from these character sets. Pay attention to the byte length of the characters in your language to accurately specify how many bytes to extract from the end of the text string.
Questions 🔗
The RIGHTB function is adept at capturing a specified number of bytes from the end of a text string, making it an ideal choice for dealing with multibyte characters prevalent in languages with complex character encoding requirements.
Can I extract a fixed number of characters rather than bytes using the RIGHTB function?If you are working with single-byte character sets or desire to extract a fixed number of characters from the end of a text string, you can choose to use the RIGHT function in Excel, which operates based on character count rather than bytes.