Left$
Result = Left$ ( Arg AS String [ , Length AS Integer ] ) AS String
Result = Left ( Arg AS String [ , Length AS Integer ] ) AS String
Returns the
Length first characters of the string
Arg.
If
Length is not specified, the first character of the string is returned.
If
Length is negative, all the string except the (-
Length ) last characters is returned.
Left$ is optimized so that no string duplication occurs to generate the result.
This function only deals with ASCII strings. To manipulate UTF-8 strings, use the String.
Left class.
Examples
PRINT Left$("Gambas", 4)
PRINT Left$("Gambas")
PRINT Left$("Gambas", -1)
See also