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Function LEFT

Returns a substring from beginning of the input string, with a length specified by the count argument.

Example

left(string string,number count):string

Arguments

The arguments for this function are set. You can not use other arguments except the following ones.
Name Type Required Description
string string  Yes A string or a variable that contains one.  
count number  Yes A non-zero integer. A positive value of n will return n characters from the beginning of the string.
A negative value of n will return (length - n) characters from the beginning of the string.