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 TODO Generate this list automatically from annotation - https://github.com/atlasmap/atlasmap/issues/173

The following table describes the available transformations. The date and number types refer generically to any of the various forms of these concepts. That is, number includes, for example, integer, long, double. Date includes, for example, date, Time, ZonedDateTime.

Transformation Input Type Output Type Parameter (* = required) Description

AbsoluteValue

number

number

None

Return the absolute value of a number.

AddDays

date

date

days

Add days to a date. The default is 0 days.

AddSeconds

date

date

seconds

Add seconds to a date. The default is 0 seconds.

Append

string

string

string

Append a string to the end of a string. The default is to append nothing.

Camelize

string

string

None

Convert a phrase to a camelized string by removing whitespace, making the first word lowercase, and capitalizing the first letter of each subsequent word.

Capitalize

string

string

None

Capitalize the first character in a string.

Ceiling

number

number

None

Return the whole number ceiling of a number.

Contains

any

Boolean

value

Return true if a field contains the specified value.

ConvertAreaUnit

number

number

fromUnit*

toUnit *

Convert a number that represents an area to another unit. For the fromUnit and toUnit parameters, select the appropriate unit from the From Unit and To Unit menus. The choices are: Square Foot, Square Meter, or Square Mile.

ConvertDistanceUnit

number

number

fromUnit *

toUnit *

Convert a number that represents a distance to another unit. For the fromUnit and toUnit parameters, select the appropriate unit from the From Unit and To Unit menus. The choices are: Foot, Inch, Meter, Mile, or Yard.

ConvertMassUnit

number

number

fromUnit *

toUnit *

Convert a number that represents mass to another unit. For the fromUnit and toUnit parameters, select the appropriate unit from the From Unit and To Unit menus. The choices are: Kilogram or Pound.

ConvertVolumeUnit

number

number

fromUnit *

toUnit *

Convert a number that represents volume to another unit. For the fromUnit and toUnit parameters, select the appropriate unit from the From Unit and To Unit menus. The choices are: Cubic Foot, Cubic Meter, Gallon US Fluid, or Liter.

CurrentDate

None

date

Note

Return the current date.

CurrentDateTime

None

date

None

Return the current date and time.

CurrentTime

None

date

None

Return the current time.

DayOfWeek

date

number

None

Return the day of the week (1 through 7) that corresponds to the date.

DayOfYear

date

number

None

Return the day of the year (1 through 366) that corresponds to the date.

EndsWith

string

Boolean

string

Return true if a string ends with the specified string, including case.

Equals

any

Boolean

value

Return true if a field is equal to the specified value, including case.

FileExtension

string

string

None

From a string that represents a file name, return the file extension without the dot.

Floor

number

number

None

Return the whole number floor of a number.

Format

any

string

template *

In template, replace each placeholder (such as %s) with the value of the input field and return a string that contains the result. This is similar to mechanisms that are available in programming languages such as Java and C.

GenerateUUID

None

string

None

Create a string that represents a random UUID.

IndexOf

string

number

string

In a string, starting at 0, return the first index of the specified string. Return -1 if it is not found.

IsNull

any

Boolean

None

Return true if a field is null.

LastIndexOf

string

number

string

In a string, starting at 0, return the last index of the specified string. Return -1 if it is not found.

Length

any

number

None

Return the length of the field, or -1 if the field is null.

Lowercase

string

string

None

Convert a string to lowercase.

Normalize

string

string

None

Replace consecutive whitespace characters with a single space and trim leading and trailing whitespace from a string.

PadStringLeft

string

string

padCharacter *

padCount *

Insert the character supplied in padCharacter at the beginning of a string. Do this the number of times specified in padCount.

PadStringRight

string

string

padCharacter *

padCount *

Insert the character supplied in padCharacter at the end of a string. Do this the number of times specified in padCount.

Prepend

string

string

string

Prefix string to the beginning of a string. the default is to prepend nothing.

ReplaceAll

string

string

match *

newString

In a string, replace all occurrences of the supplied matching string with the supplied newString. The default newString is an empty string.

ReplaceFirst

string

string

match *

newString *

In a string, replace the first occurrence of the specified match string with the specified newString. The default newString is an empty string.

Round

number

number

None

Return the rounded whole number of a number.

SeparateByDash

string

string

None

Replace each occurrence of whitespace, colon (:), underscore (_), plus (+), and equals (=) with a hyphen (-).

SeparateByUnderscore

string

string

None

Replace each occurrence of whitespace, colon (:), hyphen (-), plus (+), and equals (=) with an underscore (_).

StartsWith

string

Boolean

string

Return true if a string starts with the specified string (including case).

Substring

string

string

startIndex *

endIndex

Retrieve a segment of a string from the specified inclusive startIndex to the specified exclusive endIndex. Both indexes start at zero. startIndex is inclusive. endIndex is exclusive. The default value of endIndex is the length of the string.

SubstringAfter

string

string

startIndex *

endIndex

match *

Retrieve the segment of a string after the specified match string from the specified inclusive startIndex to the specified exclusive endIndex. Both indexes start at zero. The default value of endIndex is the length of the string after the supplied match string.

SubstringBefore

string

string

startIndex *

endIndex

match *

Retrieve a segment of a string before the supplied match string from the supplied inclusive startIndex to the supplied exclusive endIndex. Both indexes start at zero. The default value of endIndex is the length of the string before the supplied match string.

Trim

string

string

None

Trim leading and trailing whitespace from a string.

TrimLeft

string

string

None

Trim leading whitespace from a string.

TrimRight

string

string

None

Trim trailing whitespace from a string.

Uppercase

string

string

None

Convert a string to uppercase.