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
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