10 6 39 LeftMost

10.6.39 LeftMost

LeftMost returns the first n characters of a string. If the string does not have enough characters, the remaining space can be padded.

Input Parameters

Characters – Number of characters to be returned

Pad - Character to be used to fill remaining space

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 '*' )

 

Ý 10.6 Alphanumeric/String Intrinsic Functions