LeftStr
Return a number of characters starting at the left of a string.
Declaration
Source position: sysstrh.inc line 292
function LeftStr(const S: string; Count: Integer) : string;
Description
LeftStr returns the Count leftmost characters of S. It is equivalent to a call to Copy(S,1,Count).
Errors
None.
See also
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| RightStr | Return a number of characters from a string, starting at the end. |
| Trim | Trim whitespace from the ends of a string. |
| TrimLeft | Trim whitespace from the beginning of a string. |
| TrimRight | Trim whitespace from the end of a string. |
Example
Program Example76;
{ This program demonstrates the LeftStr function }
Uses sysutils;
Begin
Writeln (LeftStr('abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz',20));
Writeln (LeftStr('abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz',15));
Writeln (LeftStr('abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz',1));
Writeln (LeftStr('abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz',200));
End.