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LOTUSSCRIPT LANGUAGE

Left function
Example

Extracts a specified number of the leftmost characters in a string.

Syntax

Left[$] ( expr , n )

Elements

expr

Any numeric or String expression for Left; and any Variant or String expression for Left$. If

expr

is numeric, LotusScript converts it to a string before performing the extraction.

The number of characters to be returned.

Return value

Left returns a Variant of DataType 8 (a String), and Left$ returns a String.

If n is 0, the function returns the empty string (""). If n is greater than the length (in characters) of expr, the function returns the entire string.

Left(NULL) returns NULL. Left$(NULL) is an error.

Example
See Also

LotusScript Language Reference: I through L

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