Summary
Parses a fully qualified field name into its components (database, owner name, table name, and field name) depending on the workspace. ParseFieldName returns a string that includes the parsed table name and contains the database, owner, table, and field names, separated by commas. The workspace must be a personal, file, or enterprise geodatabase.
Syntax
ParseFieldName (name, {workspace})| Parameter | Explanation | Data Type |
name | The field name to be parsed. | String |
workspace | Specifies the workspace for fully qualifying the field name. The workspace must be a personal, file, or enterprise geodatabase. | String |
Return Value
| Data Type | Explanation |
| String | Returns the field name parsed into its components (database name, owner name, table name, field name), separated by commas. |
Code sample
ParseFieldName example
Parse a field name into its components.
import arcpy
field_name = arcpy.GetParameterAsText(0)
workspace = arcpy.GetParameterAsText(1)
# Parse the field name into database, owner, table and field
fullname = arcpy.ParseFieldName(field_name, workspace)
database, owner, table, field = fullname.split(", ")