Extract a substring of text from the start of a string (the 'left').
string strleft <string:Text> <int:nChars>
| Name | Type | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Text | string | A text string. |
| nChars | int | The number of characters to extract from the Text argument. |
A string containing the desired range of the Text string.
echo <strleft "A B C D 1 2 3 4" 5>
… the output of which is written to the event log by echo as:
A B C
None.