--- sourceDocument: Australia Workflow Data Fabric sourceDocumentLink: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/integrate-applications Release : - australia ft:locale : - en-US ft:publication_title : - Australia Workflow Data Fabric ft:clusterId : - crint bundleId : - crint workflow : - Creator --- # String utilities # String utilities {#ariaid-title1} Release version: Australia Updated March 12, 2026 ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 1 minute to read The String components in the RPA Desktop Design Studio perform different operations on strings. For example, replace or convert string to upper or lower case. * **[Use the Base64Decode component](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/yq0KsgF1mUlek1VUBRnniQ)** Convert a base64 string to text by using the Base64Decode component in RPA Desktop Design Studio. * **[Use the Base64Encode component](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/X1DVu~mR1S5uFWxK_u94vw)** Encode a string with the base64 algorithm by using the Base64Encode component in RPA Desktop Design Studio. * **[Use the Compare component](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/sLbD1jyp6roThEoupES9jw)** Compare two string objects that are based on their ASCII values by using the Compare component in RPA Desktop Design Studio. * **[Use the Contains component](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/hpp8QEdFomV1J_fN38Oc2w)** Check whether a body of text contains a specified text by using the Contains component in the RPA Desktop Design Studio. * **[Use the Format component](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/BfoGgfKTnE1~ApF4mwmZBQ)** Provide a placeholder and a value in a body of text by using the Format component in RPA Desktop Design Studio. * **[Use the GetLength component](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/g_Bpvtv8eL0tgzDQtq_kgQ)** Count the number of characters including spaces and special characters in a string by using the GetLength component in RPA Desktop Design Studio. * **[Use the GetHashCode component](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/0pJwhhE011N~~YBdof2PiA)** Generate a HashCode from a string by using the GetHashCode component in RPA Desktop Design Studio. * **[Use the GetTextAfter component](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/cyMSEMNImy6MyM2xxExEVw)** Find the string characters that are placed after a string by using the GetTextAfter component in RPA Desktop Design Studio. * **[Use the GetTextBefore component](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/~_vHFD0sx5UwkvCeq5BE1Q)** Find the string characters that are placed before a string by using the GetTextAfter component in RPA Desktop Design Studio. * **[Use the GetTextBetween component](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/CrYX5Dqdafpo2DzaF~jHTA)** Find the string characters that are placed between two strings by using the GetTextBetween component in RPA Desktop Design Studio. * **[Use the GetValueByRegex component](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/d4qr6EtJINOQ9rxzRtgIOA)** Specify a regular expression and characters to find characters that match by using the GetValueByRegex component in RPA Desktop Design Studio. * **[Use the IsEqual component](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/QmG87jxYkyeMCJcjGgcd5A)** Check whether two string objects have the same value by using the IsEqual component in RPA Desktop Design Studio. * **[Use the IsNullOrEmpty component](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/UNcbXV0wB4z7jO2~NCs1QA)** Determine whether the text is null or an empty string by using the IsNullOrEmpty component in RPA Desktop Design Studio. * **[Use the IsNullOrWhiteSpace component](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/b_lG_I5cMm_~ua24GrxKIg)** Determine whether the text is null or contains only white-space characters by using the IsNullOrWhiteSpace component in RPA Desktop Design Studio. * **[Use the Join component](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/47iBeQ0MANpMaNQk3dI3cg)** Concatenate the elements of an array into a string by using the Join component in RPA Desktop Design Studio. * **[Use the Occurrence component](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/FBmxcYNime6hWfejDAbW_w)** Count how many times a character or word appears in a text body by using the Occurrence component in RPA Desktop Design Studio. * **[Use the RemoveWhiteSpace component](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/S7leg~vin9HSGo6SfvQUYg)** Remove any white spaces from a string by using the RemoveWhiteSpace component in RPA Desktop Design Studio. * **[Use the Replace component](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/zGzYwZA8CSWkABAI0fi7Jg)** Replace all occurrences of a word in a text with another word by using the Replace component in RPA Desktop Design Studio. * **[Use the Split component](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/0goun2xOTCHYDs_9DTDjcQ)** Divide a string into substrings by applying a specified separator. You can do this task by using the Split component in RPA Desktop Design Studio. * **[Use the SubString component](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/fIWnrSEBay7kanlXpu4UOg)** Retrieve a substring from a string by using the SubString component in RPA Desktop Design Studio. You can specify the start character position and length of the substring. * **[Use the ToLowerCase component](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/hQAG4NugriFDOeTrwnwldw)** Convert an uppercase text to lowercase letters by using the ToLowerCase component in RPA Desktop Design Studio. * **[Use the ToUpperCase component](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/Yl_B3q7yaK5vNHx7Ae3C0Q)** Convert a lowercase text to uppercase by using the ToUpperCase component in RPA Desktop Design Studio. * **[Use the Trim component](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/tHd3yrmshFBOIbc4P12leg)** Remove the white-space characters at the beginning and end of a string by using the Trim component in RPA Desktop Design Studio. * **[Use the TrimEnd component](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/t6hgufTrQq6S~n1swZd0HA)** Remove the white-space characters that you specify at the end of the text by using the TrimEnd component in RPA Desktop Design Studio. * **[Use the TrimStart component](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/svHmQBpTiEs6uPi5lRSauQ)** Remove white-space characters at the beginning of the text that you specify by using the TrimStart component in RPA Desktop Design Studio. * **[Properties of the String Utilities components](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/T2CwwgGDMWnWXB0oo5BP8A)** Learn about the properties of the String Utilities components in RPA Desktop Design Studio.