String Intrinsic Functions - LeftMost Method
Get the left most characters from the string
Member of String Intrinsic Functions (PRIM_LIBI.ICommonStringIntrinsics)
Parameters
| Name | Type | Data Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Result | *Result (Optional) | String | Resulting characters |
| Characters | *Input (Optional) | Integer | Number of characters to return |
| Pad | *Input (Optional) | String | Pad character used to replace blanks in the result |
Details
LeftMost returns the first n characters of a string. If the string does not have enough characters, the remaining space can be padded.
Example
In this example, if #String contained ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ, the result would be ABCDEFGHIJKLM
#Com_owner.Caption := #String.LeftMost( 13 )
In this example, if #String contained ABCDEFGHI the result would be ABCDEFGHI****
#Com_owner.Caption := #String.LeftMost( 13 "*" )
See also
LANSA Version 15, April 2020