Extract action extracts partial results, either as a single value or as a well-formed document. You can use partial results as input to another block or to a specific block property. You can:
Extract a Value: from one, non-repeating field. The extracted result is that single value.Extract the Values for One Field in a Set of Repeating Items: the extracted result is a single value that combines the values of all occurrences for that field, in order, separated by commas.Extract a Structure or a Set of Repeating Items: for a single structure, the partial result is that node and all its descendants, as a well-formed document.Pick a path to be extracted | Click in this field to pick the specific field, structure or set of repeating items you want to extract: If you select a field with data, the partial result is a single value. If the field you select is in a set of repeating items, the resulting value combines the values of all occurrences of that field, separated by commas.If you select a non-repeating structure, the result is that structure.If you select a repeating item or a structure within a set of repeating items, use the additional properties to define exactly what to extract.See Select Fields or Paths for Block Properties with the Path
Selector for more information. |
Result Type | This optional property is only available if you have selected a field with data to extract, either as a single field or a field in a set of repeating items. Use this property to indicate the type of data in this field, if the default type is incorrect. You can choose from: boolean for true/false data.datetime for dates, times or combinations in one of the valid date or time formats. See Date and Time Formats, Math and Sorting in
Wires for more information.date is deprecated. Use datetime instead.decimal for decimal numeric data for mashables.integer for integer numeric data for mashables.number for numeric data of any type for mashups.string for text data. |
Result Name | This optional property is only available if you have selected repeating items or a structure within repeating items to extract. Use it to define the name of the root node to wrap the extracted results. The value must be a valid XML name, beginning with a letter and containing letters, numbers, period, underscore (_) or dashes (-). No spaces or other punctuation are allowed. If you leave this property blank, the root node has a default name of result. |
Extract | Use these options to define exactly which repeating items to extract. The default is All, but you can select a single item or a range of items. |
