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{{mirc title|$left Identifier}}'''$left''' is a {{mIRC|string manipulation}} identifier used to return characters from the left side of a string. | {{mirc title|$left Identifier}}'''$left''' is a {{mIRC|string manipulation}} identifier used to return characters from the left side of a string. | ||
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== Synopsis == | == Synopsis == | ||
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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. Using 0 returns $null (0 characters). |
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If the length provided is positive, $left will return the <length> characters from the left of the string. | If the length provided is positive, $left will return the <length> characters from the left of the string. | ||
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; abcd</syntaxhighlight> | ; abcd</syntaxhighlight> | ||
| − | If the length provided is negative, $left will return the | + | If the length provided is negative, $left will return the string except the rightmost <length> characters. |
| − | <syntaxhighlight lang="mirc">$left(abcdefg, - | + | <syntaxhighlight lang="mirc">$left(abcdefg, -2) |
; abcde</syntaxhighlight> | ; abcde</syntaxhighlight> | ||
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<syntaxhighlight lang="mirc">$left([AB]BotName, 4) | <syntaxhighlight lang="mirc">$left([AB]BotName, 4) | ||
; [AB]</syntaxhighlight> | ; [AB]</syntaxhighlight> | ||
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== See also == | == See also == | ||
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* {{mIRC|$right}} | * {{mIRC|$right}} | ||
* {{mIRC|$mid}} | * {{mIRC|$mid}} | ||
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$left is a string manipulation identifier used to return characters from the left side of a string.
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Synopsis
$left(<string>, <length>)
Parameters
<string>The string to manipulate
<length>The length or number of characters to remove from the original string. <length> can be a positive or negative. Using 0 returns $null (0 characters).
If the length provided is positive, $left will return the <length> characters from the left of the string.
$left(abcdefg, 4) ; abcd
If the length provided is negative, $left will return the string except the rightmost <length> characters.
$left(abcdefg, -2) ; abcde
More Examples
$left(appleseed, -4) ; apple
$left([AB]BotName, 4) ; [AB]