VBScript Left Function
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Left
The Left Function returns a specified number of characters from the left side of the given input string.
Syntax
Left(String, Length)
String, a Required Parameter. Input String from which the specified number of characters to be returned from left side.
Length, a Required Parameter. An Integer, which specifies the number of characters to be returned.
Example
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <body> <script language = "vbscript" type = "text/vbscript"> var = "Microsoft VBScript" document.write("Line 1 : " & Left(var,2) & "<br />") var = "MS VBSCRIPT" document.write("Line 2 : " & Left(var,5) & "<br />") var = "microsoft" document.write("Line 3 : " & Left(var,9) & "<br />") </script> </body> </html>
When you save it as .html and execute it in Internet Explorer, then the above script will produce the following result −
Line 1 : Mi Line 2 : MS VB Line 3 : microsoft
vbscript_strings.htm
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