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LEFT

Function name

LEFT

ST call

PROGRAM LEFT_DEMO
VAR
STRING1,STRING2: STRING;
INT1: INT;
END_VAR
STRING2:=LEFT(IN:=STRING1,L:=INT1);
END_PROGRAM

Description

Function returns part of the string. The output string size is defined by the input variable l, which specifies how many characters starting from the left there will be at the output.

Inputs

Input Type Description
IN ANY_STRING Input string
L ANY_INT Number of characters

Outputs

Output Type Description
=> ANY_STRING Output string

Application example