# Extract some chars from a variable

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**Created:** [December 18, 2004, 6:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/extract-some-chars-from-a-variable/131704 "2004-12-18T18:56:18Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 18, 2004, 6:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/extract-some-chars-from-a-variable/131704/1 "2004-12-18T18:56:18Z")

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I have a variable with the value “\_level0.store.1” … is there any function in flash with which i can just take the 15th character and remove everything that is before the “1” --\> basically i’d like to use “1” to read that position from an array… therefore i want something that:

from:  
\_root.nodeFrom = this --\> returns “\_level0.store.1”

I would get:  
positioninArray = 1  
thanks