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BASIC FUNCTIONS
SECTION 5, 13
LEFT$
5.13, 1 Function LEFT$ returns the first n characters from a designated
Syntax
string. F.ither string or n may be expressions.
LEFT$(
11
STRINC;
11
,N)
where string is a string expression N is the number of left
most characters.
Examples 10 A$ ="ABCDEFG"
20 B$ = LEFT$(A$,3)
30 PRINT 8$
prints ABC.
Remarks LEFT$(A$,O) returns a Null String i.e.
1111
LEFT$(A$,50) returns ABCDEFG
N cannot be negative or a "MAG" error will result,
VER.V09F
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