en:left [BASIC 256 - Language Documentation]

# BASIC 256 - Language Documentation

en:left

## Left (Function)

### Format

left( string_expr, length)

returns string_value

### Description

Returns a portion of the specified string_expr, starting from the first character on the left and continuing for length characters.

### See Also

Mid, Right

### Example

    print left("Hello", 2)

will display

    He

### See Also

Asc, Chr, Count, Countx, Explode, Explodex, Implode, Instr, Instrx, Left, Length, Lower, MD5, Mid, Midx, Replace, Replacex, Right, String, Upper

### History

0.9.5b | New To Version

en/left.txt · Last modified: 2014/02/09 20:48 by admin