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% CPSC-FUNCTION-LEFT(7)
# NAME
cpsc-function-left - extract the beginning of a string
# SYNOPSIS
```text
LEFT(text : STRING, count : INTEGER) RETURNS STRING
```
# DESCRIPTION
Provided by the standard string library, loaded and linked by default.
Return up to count bytes from the beginning. Counts larger than the string length return the whole string; negative counts return an empty string.
# EXAMPLE
```text
OUTPUT LEFT("Hello", 2)
```
# SEE ALSO
[cpsc-language-overview(7)](../cpsc-language-overview.7.md), [cpsc-function-right(7)](cpsc-function-right.7.md), [cpsc-function-mid(7)](cpsc-function-mid.7.md).
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