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Left

Returns a specified number of characters from the left side of a string.


Left

Extracts characters from the beginning of a string.

Syntax

Left(string, length)

Parameters

Parameter Type Description
string String The source string.
length Integer The number of characters to return. If greater than the length of string, the entire string is returned.

Return Value

String — the leftmost length characters of string.

Example

Dim result As String
result = Left("Hello World", 5)
Print result   ' Output: Hello