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LEFT

Returns the leftmost len characters from the string str, or NULL if any argument is NULL.

Syntax​

LEFT(<str>, <len>);

Arguments​

ArgumentsDescription
<str>The main string from where the character to be extracted
<len>The count of characters

Return Type​

VARCHAR

Examples​

SELECT LEFT('foobarbar', 5);
+----------------------+
| LEFT('foobarbar', 5) |
+----------------------+
| fooba                |
+----------------------+
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