<@LEFT>
Syntax
<@LEFT STR=string
NUMCHARS=numChars [ENCODING=encoding]>
Description
Returns the first NUMCHARS
characters from the string specified in STR and returns the
extracted substring.
If the string contains any spaces--except
for space embedded within meta tags--the string must be quoted.
Both STR and NUMCHARS
attributes are mandatory. If a syntax error is encountered while the
expression is parsed--no attributes at all, no string or no number of
characters--the tag returns an empty string.
Examples
<@LEFT STR="alpha"
NUMCHARS="3">
This example returns "alp", the
first three characters of "alpha".
<@LEFT STR="<@INCLUDE
FILE='<@APPFILEPATH>BrownFox.txt'>" NUMCHARS="3">
This example returns "The", the
first three characters of "The Quick Brown Fox Jumps Over The
Lazy Dog" (the contents of the BrownFox.txt file).
See Also
Encoding
Attribute
<@REPLACE>
<@RIGHT>
<@SUBSTRING>
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