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# LeftStr

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

## Declaration

Source position: sysstrh.inc line 292

`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

RightStr |  | Return a number of characters from a string, starting at the end.
TrimLeft |  | Trim whitespace from the beginning of a string.
TrimRight |  | Trim whitespace from the end of a string.
Trim |  | Trim whitespace from the ends of a string.

## Example

    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.