Left
Purpose
Returns a Variant (string) containing a specified number of characters from the left side of a string.
Syntax
Left(string, length)
| Argument | Description |
|---|---|
| string | String expression from which characters are returned. If string contains Null, then Null is returned. |
| length | Variant (Long). Numeric expression indicating how many characters to return. If 0, then a zero-length string ("") is returned. If greater than or equal to the number of characters in string, then the entire string is returned. |
Note: To determine the number of
characters in a string, use the Len function.
Description
Use the LeftB function with byte data contained in a string. Instead of specifying the number of characters to return, length specifies the number of bytes.
Example
| Function | Result |
|---|---|
| Left("To the left of this sentence",11) | "To the left" |