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--- en:left [2016/01/01 22:41]
127.0.0.1 external edit
+++ en:left [2020/02/28 10:46] (current)
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 ===== Left (Function) =====
 ==== Format ====
-left( //string_expr//, //length//)
+**left**( [[stringexpressions|string_expression]], [[integerexpressions|length_expression]])
-returns //string_value//
+returns [[stringexpressions|string_expression]]
 ==== Description ====
-Returns a portion of the specified //string_expr//, starting from the first character on the left and continuing for //length// characters.
+If length is greater than or equal to zero, returns a portion of the specified [[stringexpressions|string_expression]], starting from the first character on the left and continuing for [[integerexpressions|length_expression]] characters. If length is less than zero then remove [[integerexpressions|length_expression]] characters from the left of the string.
-==== See Also ====
-[[mid|Mid]], [[right|Right]]
 ==== Example ====
 <code>
 print left("Hello", 2)
+print left("Hello", -2)
 </code>
 will display
 <code>
 He
+llo
 </code>
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 ==== History ====
 |0.9.5b|New To Version|
+|1.99.99.53|Added length < 0|

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