LEFT

Syntax

LEFT(str,len)

Description

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

Examples

SELECT LEFT('MariaDB', 5);
+--------------------+
| LEFT('MariaDB', 5) |
+--------------------+
| Maria              |
+--------------------+

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