Delphi Basics : AnsiLeftStr command

DelphiBasics

AnsiLeftStr
Function

Extracts characters from the left of a string

StrUtils unit

function AnsiLeftStr(const Source AnsiString; const Count Integer):AnsiString;

Description

The AnsiLeftStr extracts characters from the left of a string.

It attempts to return the leftmost Count characters from Source.

If Count exceeds the size of the source, the whole of source is returned.

Related commands

AnsiMidStr		Returns a substring from the middle characters of a string
AnsiRightStr		Extracts characters from the right of a string
Trim		Removes leading and trailing blanks from a string
TrimLeft		Removes leading blanks from a string
TrimRight		Removes trailing blanks from a string

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Example code : A simple example

var
  source, target : AnsiString;
begin
  source := '123456789';
  target := AnsiLeftStr(source, 3);

  ShowMessage('Source = '+source);
  ShowMessage('Target = '+target);
end;

Show full unit code

Source = 123456789
Target = 123