Left (String)

Name	Left
Syntax	Left (String str, Integer noOfChars)
Purpose	To get the leftmost characters from the specified string.
Description	Returns the leftmost noOfChars from the string. If the string is smaller than noOfChars, the entire string is returned.
Return Type	String
Parameters	str [System.String] – String from which specified part will be returned noOfChars [System.Int64] – Maximum number of characters to return

Example

In this example, we are passing the required parameters to the function transformation object using a Variables object.

Where,

str = AUSTRALIA

noOfChars = 3

Right-click on the function transformation object and select Preview Output. You can see that Astera Data Stack has returned the first three characters of the specified string.