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Method

Returns the first n characters in a source string.

Syntax

result=sourceVariable.Left(count)

Part	Type	Description
result	String	The first count characters of source.
sourceVariable	String	The source string from which to get the characters.
count	Integer	The number of characters you wish to get from source. If count is greater than the number of characters in source, all characters are returned.

Notes

The Left function returns characters from the source string starting from the left side (as the name implies).

If you need to read bytes rather than characters, use the MemoryBlock class.

Examples

This example returns the first five characters in a string.

Var source As String = "Hello World"
source = source.Left(5) // returns "Hello"

See Also

String for a complete list of functions.