public static string Left( 
   string str,
   int length
)

'Declaration
 
Public Shared Function Left( _
   ByVal str As String, _
   ByVal length As Integer _
) As String

Parameters

str

Required. String expression from which the leftmost characters are returned.

length

Required. Integer expression. Numeric expression indicating how many characters to return. If 0, a zero-length string ("") is returned. If greater than or equal to the number of characters in str, the entire string is returned.

Return Value

Reference

Strings Class
Strings Members