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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. It cannot be 0.
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 characters in the string minus <length> on the right.
$left(abcdefg, -3) ; abcde
More Examples
$left(appleseed, -4) ; apple
$left([AB]BotName, 4) ; [AB]