LEFT$/WLEFT$

Syntax

STRING = LEFT$(str as STRING,length as INT)

WSTRING = WLEFT$(str as WSTRING,length as INT)

Description

Extracts the first (leftmost) characters of a string and returns a copy of the extracted string.

Parameters

str - The string to extract characters from.

length - Leftmost count of characters to extract.

Return value

A copy of the extracted substring.

Remarks

Length can be zero in which case an empty string is returned.

See Also: RIGHT$, MID$

Example usage

a$ = "The Brown Cow"
IF LEFT$(a$, 3) = "The" THEN PRINT "I understand!"