The Left Function

The Left function returns a specified number of characters from the left side of a string.

Tip: Use the Len function to find the number of characters in a string.

Tip: Also look at the Right function.

Syntax

Left(string,length)

Example 1

dim txt
txt="This is a beautiful day!"
document.write(Left(txt,11))

Output:

This is a b

Example 2

dim txt
txt="This is a beautiful day!"
document.write(Left(txt,100))

Output:

This is a beautiful day!

Example 3

dim txt,x
txt="This is a beautiful day!"
x=Len(txt)
document.write(Left(txt,x))

Output:

This is a beautiful day!

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