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Left$
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<div class="black"><font size="-2"><b>Syntax</b></font></div>
<pre class="syntax"><u>sResult</u> <b>= Left$ (</b> <u>sArg</u> AS String [ <b>,</b> <u>iLength</u> AS Integer ] <b>)</b> AS String
<u>sResult</u> <b>= Left (</b> <u>sArg</u> AS String [ <b>,</b> <u>iLength</u> AS Integer ] <b>)</b> AS String</pre><p>

Returns the <u>iLength</u> first characters of a the <a href="../comp/gb/string+en">String</a> <u>sArg</u>.
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If <u>iLength</u> is not specified, the first character of the string is returned.
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If <u>iLength</u> is negative, all the string except the (- <u>iLength</u> ) last characters is returned.
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<div class="gray"><font size="-2"><b>Example</b></font></div>
<pre class="example">PRINT Left$(&quot;Gambas&quot;, 4)
<hr>Gamb</pre>
<div class="gray"><font size="-2"><b>Example</b></font></div>
<pre class="example">PRINT Left$(&quot;Gambas&quot;)
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<div class="gray"><font size="-2"><b>Example</b></font></div>
<pre class="example">PRINT Left$(&quot;Gambas&quot;, -1)
<hr>Gamba</pre>
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<hr><b>See also</b><br>
<a href="../cat/string+en">String Functions</a>&nbsp;

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