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 This is a documentation subpage for Template:Str left. It contains usage information, categories, interlanguage links and other content that is not part of the original template page.  | 
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Usage
{{Str left|<string>|<count>}}
Gives the <count> substring of characters from the start of the trimmed string (the substring has length <count>).
If <count> is invalid or empty, an empty string is returned. If undefined, it defaults to 1.
Limitations
- Length to 500: The maximum substring stops at 500 long, yet gives no error message. Only 500 characters can be extracted even if the <string> is longer.
 - Inexpensive (uses no other templates).
 
Examples
- {{Str left| Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet | 10 }} → Lorem ipsu
 - {{Str left| Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet | 1 }} → L
 - {{Str left| Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet | 0 }} →
 - {{Str left| Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet | }} →
 - {{Str left| Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet }} → L
 - {{Str left| Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet | 40 }} → Lorem ipsum dolor sit ametLorem ipsum do
 
See also
- {{Trunc}} - truncate right-side of string
 - {{Str right}} - extract remainder of string
 - {{Str rightc}} - extract right-side of string
 - {{Str len}} - get numeric length of string (can be over 300 long)
 
