.. _func_string_left:

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Left
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Left - 

Description
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    Left$( str$,n )

Extract characters from the beginning of a string

The Left$ command returns a substring of a String.
Given an existing String and a @size, Left$ returns the first @size
characters from the start of the String in a new String.

Parameters
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Return Values
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@size leftmost characers of @str

Examples
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See Also
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