Left$ Function

Syntax:

Left[$](S$, Len)

Group: String

Description:
Return a string from S$ with only the Len chars.

Note: A similar function, LeftB, returns the first Len bytes.

Parameter Description

S$ Return the left portion of this string value. If this value is Null then Null is returned.

Len Return this many chars. If S$ is shorter than that then just return S$.

See Also: InStr( ), InStrRev( ), Len( ), Mid$( ), Replace$( ), Right$( ).

Example:

Sub Main
  Debug.Print Left$("Hello",2) '"He"
End Sub