LEFT$ Function
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 Action

 Returns a string consisting of the leftmost  n characters of a string.


 Syntax



  LEFT$( stringexpression$,  n%)


 Remarks


 The argument  stringexpression$ can be any string variable, string constant,
 or string expression.

 The argument  n% is a numeric expression in the range 0-32,767 indicating
 how many characters are to be returned.

 If  n% is 0, the null string (length zero) is returned.

 If  n% is greater than or equal to the number of characters in
 stringexpression$, the entire string is returned. To find the number of
 characters in  stringexpression$, use  LEN( stringexpression$) .


 See Also

  MID$ Function,  RIGHT$ Function


 Example

 The following example prints the leftmost five characters of A$.

 CLS                ' Clear screen.

 A$="BASIC LANGUAGE"

 B$=LEFT$(A$, 5)

 PRINT B$



 Output

 BASIC