left
The string function used to find the n leftmost characters of a string.
Returns: string
Table 1.
Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
string | string | the string from which to take the leftmost characters |
num_chars | integer | the number of characters to get |
Example
Query
PREFIX : <https://ddw-doccorp.linked.data.world/d/sparql-function-sample-queries/>
PREFIX fn: <http://data.world/function/functions#>
SELECT (fn:left("asdf", 2) AS ?left)
{
}Table 2. Results
left |
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as |