syntax:functions:left
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Left(text, N)
Returns N symbols left of the specific text, where N is a number.
Note that the expression does not require to use single quote signs ('X') around the number N.
First arguments is implicitly converted into text, if it's not.
| Example | Result |
|---|---|
| left('Los Angeles', 4) | Los |
| left('IT services', 3) | IT |
See also
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