syntax:functions:left
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- | ===== Left(text, | + | ====== Left(text, |
+ | Category: | ||
- | Returns //N// symbols left of the specific | + | \\ |
+ | =====Description===== | ||
+ | This function returns the specified number of symbols | ||
- | Note that the expression does not require to use apostrophe signs (' | + | \\ |
+ | =====Arguments===== | ||
+ | ^Argument^Type^Description^ | ||
+ | |text|Text|Any text value (in single or double quotes), or other value that can be implicitly converted to text if required.| | ||
+ | |no_of_chars|Integer|The | ||
- | First arguments is implicitly converted into text, if it's not. | + | **Return value type:** Text |
- | ^ Example | + | \\ |
- | | left(' | + | =====Remarks===== |
- | | left(' | + | Regardless of the type of value passed in for //text//, the result of this function is //always// a text value. |
- | **See also** | + | Numbers and equations can be used as the //text// argument and are implicitly converted to their text-equivalent. |
+ | |||
+ | Passing in a date value (# | ||
+ | |||
+ | \\ | ||
+ | =====Examples===== | ||
+ | |||
+ | left(' | ||
+ | left(' | ||
+ | left(12345, 3) = ' | ||
+ | left(# | ||
+ | left(100*3, 1) = ' | ||
+ | |||
+ | \\ | ||
+ | ===== See also ===== | ||
* [[syntax: | * [[syntax: | ||
* [[syntax: | * [[syntax: | ||
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syntax/functions/left.txt · Last modified: 2021/08/14 22:15 by craigt