CString::Left
This method extracts the first (leftmost) nCount characters from this CString object and obtains a copy of the extracted substring. If nCount exceeds the string length, then the entire string is extracted. Left is similar to the Basic LEFT$ function, except that indexes are zero-based.
CString Left(
int nCount )
const;
Parameters
- nCount
Specifies the number of characters to extract from this CString object.
Return Value
A CString object containing a copy of the specified range of characters. Note that the returned CString object may be empty.
Example
The following example demonstrates the use of CString::Left.
// example for CString::Left
CString s( _T("abcdef") );
ASSERT( s.Left(2) == _T("ab") );
Requirements
Windows CE versions: 1.0 and later
Header file: Declared in Afx.h
Platform: H/PC Pro, Palm-size PC, Pocket PC