LEFT

Syntax

LEFT (character_expression, integer)

Description

Returns the specified number of leftmost characters in a character string.

Arguments

character_expression An expression of any data type that can be implicitly converted to a string.
integer integer specifies how many characters to return.

If integer is negative, TIBCO Cloud™ Integration - Connect returns an error.

Returns

Returns the specified number of characters in String format.

Examples

LEFT (MyEntity.UserID, 6)

Returns: The first 6 digits of a User ID.

LEFT ("Hadrian Wall", 5)

Returns: "Hadri"

Related Topics

Text Functions

Data Conversion

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