doris/docs/en/sql-reference/sql-functions/string-functions/left.md

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left

Description

Syntax

'VARCHAR left (VARCHAR str)'

It returns the left part of a string of specified length

example

mysql> select left("Hello doris",5);
+------------------------+
| left('Hello doris', 5) |
+------------------------+
| Hello                  |
+------------------------+

##keyword LEFT