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LeftStr function

In unit sysutils

Return a number of characters starting at the left of a string.

Declaration

pascal
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

Example: ex76

pascal
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.

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