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# Left

Kalipso - Form - Expressions - Functions - Functions Descriptions - String Functions - Left

This Function returns a *\<string>*, composed by the **Length** chars at left of the **Source string**.

### Parameters

* **Source string** *\<string> -* String from where the value will be retrieved.
* **Length** *\<numeric*> - Length of the left part of **Source string** to extract.

### Examples

* *Example 1*

Left("Kalipso is great.", 7)\
**Result** = Kalipso

* *Example 2*

Left("Kalipso is great.", 20)\
**Result** = Kalipso is great.

{% hint style="info" %}
If you specify a **Length** higher than the length of **Source String**, the returned value will be the entire **Source String**.
{% endhint %}