Left Function |
Microsoft.VisualBasic.Strings
Left( str, length )
The string to be processed
The number of characters to return from the left of the string
String
Returns a string containing the leftmost length characters of str
If length is 0, a zero-length string ("") is returned.
If length is greater than the length of str , str is returned.
If str is Nothing , Left returns Nothing .
Use the Len function to determine the overall length of str .
The Left function corresponds to the BCL System.String class' Substring method. For example, the following two assignments to the sCity variable are functionally identical:
Dim sCity As String Dim sLocation As String = "New York, New York" sCity = Left(sLocation, 8) sCity = sLocation.Substring(0, 8)
Note that the Substring method uses a zero-based index to determine the starting position of the substring.
Mid Function, Right Function