LEFT$ - DualBrain/bsharp GitHub Wiki

To return a string that comprises the left-most n characters of x$.

Syntax

LEFT$(x$,n)

Comments

n must be within the range of 0 to 255. If n is greater than LEN(x$), the entire string (x$) will be returned. If n equals zero, the null string (length zero) is returned (see the MID$ and RIGHT$ substring functions).

Example

10 A$ = "BASIC"
20 B$ = LEFT$(A$, 3)
30 PRINT B$

 BAS

The left-most three letters (BAS)) of the string "BASIC" are printed on the screen.