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left()

The left() function takes a string and a number as arguments. It returns the specified number of characters from the string's left side.

<variable> = <string>.left(<number>);

Parameter	Description	Data type
<variable>	Variable which will contain the returned string value.	TEXT
<string>	The string from which the characters will be returned.	TEXT
<number>	The number of characters which will be returned. If the number exceeds the count of characters in the string, an error will be encountered during runtime. Negative values will return the full string.	NUMBER

Parameter

Description

Data type

Variable which will contain the returned string value.

TEXT

The string from which the characters will be returned.

TEXT

The number of characters which will be returned.

If the number exceeds the count of characters in the string, an error will be encountered during runtime.

Negative values will return the full string.

NUMBER

product_name="Zoho Creator";
newText = product_name.left(4); // returns "Zoho"