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Synopsis

string startString(string $s, int $count)

This procedure returns the first $count characters of the string $s. If $count is zero or negative, then an empty string is returned. If $count is greater than or equal to the number of characters in $s, then the entire string is returned.

Return value

None

Related

endString, endsWith, startsWith

MEL examples

              startString("abc", 1);
                // Result: a //

                startString("abc", 8);
                // Result: abc //

                startString("abc", 0);
                startString("", 3);