LEFT (FUN)

FUNCTION LEFT : STRING(255)

Returns a specific number of characters of a string, starting from left

LEFT (STR, SIZE) means: Return the first SIZE characters from the left in string STR

(* Example declaration *)
VarSTRING1 : STRING ;

(* Example in ST , result is 'SUS' *)
VarSTRING1 := LEFT ('SUSI',3);

InOut:

Scope Name Type Comment Return LEFT STRING(255) Resulting string Input STR STRING(255) String to be analyzed SIZE INT Number of characters