Futurebasic/Language/Reference/leftstring
LEFT$ and LEFT$$
[edit | edit source]Syntax
[edit | edit source]subString$ = LEFT$(string$, numChars)
subContainer$$ = LEFT$$(container$$, numChars)
Revised
[edit | edit source]May 30, 2000 (Release 3)
Description
[edit | edit source]This function returns a substring or subcontainer consisting of the leftmost numChars characters of string$ or container$$. If numChars is greater than the length of string$ or container$$, then LEFT$ returns the entire string or container. If numChars is zero, then LEFT$ returns an empty (zero-length) string.
Note: You may not use complex expressions that include containers on the right side of the equal sign. Instead of using:
c$$ = c$$ + LEFT$$(a$$,10)
Use:
c$$ += LEFT$$(a$$,10)
See Also
[edit | edit source]MID$ function; RIGHT$