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Object Method String.left

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