MySQL LEFT() Function

Example

Extract 3 characters from a string (starting from left):

SELECT LEFT("SQL Tutorial"3AS ExtractString;

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Definition and Usage

The LEFT() function extracts a number of characters from a string (starting from left).

Tip: Also look at the RIGHT() function.

Syntax

LEFT(stringnumber_of_chars)

Parameter Values

Parameter

Description

string

Required. The string to extract from

number_of_chars

Required. The number of characters to extract. If this parameter is larger than the number of characters in string, this function will return string

Technical Details

Works in:

From MySQL 4.0


More Examples

Example

Extract 5 characters from the text in the "CustomerName" column (starting from left):

SELECT LEFT(CustomerName, 5AS ExtractString
FROM Customers;

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