Left()
Returns the specified number of characters from the left side of a string of text. This function takes a string and integer value as arguments and returns a string value.
Syntax
Left(<text_to_trim>, <number_of_characters>)
Input
text_to_trim
string
The text to take characters from.
number_of_characters
integer
The number of characters to take from the left side of the text.
Output
string
Examples
- The expression Left("The quick brown fox", 3) returns
"The"
. - The expression Left("The quick brown fox", 9) returns
"The quick"
.