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Method

Text.Left(count As Integer) As Text

Supported for all project types and targets.

Returns the first count characters of the Text value.

Exceptions

• OutOfBoundsException if maximumLength is less than 0 or count is greater than Text.Length.

Sample Code

Get the 5 left-most characters of the text:

Dim t As Text = "Hello, World!"
Dim hello As Text = t.Left(5) ' hello = "Hello"