Microsoft® Visual Basic® Scripting Edition Left Function | Language Reference Version 1

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##### Description

> Returns a specified number of characters from the left side of a string.

##### Syntax

> Left(string, length)

> The Left function syntax has these arguments:

> Part | Description
> string | String expression from which the leftmost characters are returned. If string contains Null, Null is returned.
> length | Numeric expression indicating how many characters to return. If 0, a zero-length string("") is returned. If greater than or equal to the number of characters in string, the entire string is returned.

##### Remarks

> To determine the number of characters in string, use the Len function.

> The following example uses the Left function to return the first three characters of MyString:

> >     Dim MyString, LeftString
> >     MyString = "VBSCript"
> >     LeftString = Left(MyString, 3) 'LeftString contains "VBS".

> Note The LeftB function is used with byte data contained in a string. Instead of specifying the number of characters to return, length specifies the number of bytes.

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