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VBScript Left Function

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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)

Parameter Description
string Required. The string to return characters from
length Required. Specifies how many characters to return. If set to 0, an empty string ("") is returned. If set to greater than or equal to the length of the string, the entire string is returned

Examples

Example 1

<script type="text/vbscript">

txt="This is a beautiful day!"
document.write(Left(txt,15))

</script>

The output of the code above will be:

This is a beaut

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Example 2

Return the whole string:

<script type="text/vbscript">

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

</script>

The output of the code above will be:

This is a beautiful day!

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