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left( string_expression, length) returns string_expression
If length is greater than or equal to zero, returns a portion of the specified string_expression, starting from the first character on the left and continuing for length characters. If length is less than zero then remove length characters from the left of the string. ==== Example ==== <code> print left(“Hello”, 2) print left(“Hello”, -2) </code> will display <code> He llo </code> ==== See Also ====
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