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− | {{ | + | {{mIRC guide}} |
+ | '''$left''' is a {{mIRC|string manipulation}} identifier used to return characters from the left side of a string. | ||
== Synopsis == | == Synopsis == | ||
+ | The $left identifier requires 2 parameters | ||
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<syntaxhighlight lang="mirc">$left(<string>, <length>)</syntaxhighlight> | <syntaxhighlight lang="mirc">$left(<string>, <length>)</syntaxhighlight> | ||
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<span style="display: inline-block; width: 105px;">'''<string>'''</span>The string to manipulate | <span style="display: inline-block; width: 105px;">'''<string>'''</span>The string to manipulate | ||
− | <span style="display: inline-block; width: 105px;">'''<length>'''</span>The length or number of characters to remove from the original string. <length> can be a positive or negative. | + | <span style="display: inline-block; width: 105px;">'''<length>'''</span>The length or number of characters to remove from the original string. <length> can be a positive or negative. It cannot be 0. |
− | If the length provided is positive, $left will return the <length> characters | + | |
+ | If the length provided is positive, $left will return the <length> characters on the right of the string. | ||
<syntaxhighlight lang="mirc">$left(abcdefg, 4) | <syntaxhighlight lang="mirc">$left(abcdefg, 4) | ||
; abcd</syntaxhighlight> | ; abcd</syntaxhighlight> | ||
− | If the length provided is negative, $left will return the string | + | If the length provided is negative, $left will return the characters in the string minus <length> on the right. |
− | <syntaxhighlight lang="mirc">$left(abcdefg, - | + | <syntaxhighlight lang="mirc">$left(abcdefg, -3) |
; abcde</syntaxhighlight> | ; abcde</syntaxhighlight> | ||
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== More Examples == | == More Examples == | ||
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; [AB]</syntaxhighlight> | ; [AB]</syntaxhighlight> | ||
− | == See | + | |
− | * {{mIRC| | + | == See Also == |
+ | * {{mIRC|String Manipulation}} | ||
* {{mIRC|$right}} | * {{mIRC|$right}} | ||
* {{mIRC|$mid}} | * {{mIRC|$mid}} | ||
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− | [[Category: | + | |
+ | [[Category:MIRC identifiers]] |