DataMasking routines
DataMasking routines are portions of code that perform masking on your data. You can use them in the settings of several components in a Talend Job.
To access the functions, in the Repository tree view, go to and double-click DataMasking.
| Routine | Description | Syntax |
|---|---|---|
| maskCreditCardNumber | Masks a 16-digit credit card number with a defined character from the 5th to the 12th place. | DataMasking.maskCreditCardNumber (masks a credit card number) |
| createRandomString(int valueLength) | Creates a random String of defined length. | DataMasking.createRandomString (for example: DataMasking.createRandomString(5) gives 1auA5, 11uyd or A1c8j) |
| blurNumber | Adds a random value from a certain range to a numeric value. | DataMasking.blurNumber (masks numeric values) |
| setDefaultValue | Returns a default value as String. | DataMasking. setDefaultValue (replaces the string to be masked by a given default value) |
| createIPAdress | Creates a random IP address. | DataMasking.createIPAdress (masks IP address) |
| createIPAdressKeepDomain |
Creates a random IP address and keeps the domain part of the address. |
DataMasking.createIPAdressKeepDomain (masks IP address except for the domain name) |
| createRandomDate (fromYear,toYear) | Returns a random date as String in the specified time range. For example, createRandomDate(1900,2016) should return random dates between the years from 1900 to 2016. | DataMasking. createRandomDate (masks a date) |
| createMD5 | Calculates MD5 hash value from String. Information noteRestriction: This routine is deprecated and has been removed from
Talend Studio 8.0. Use it only for migration from 8.0 R2023-05 onwards.
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DataMasking.createMD5 (masks a string with MD5) |
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