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left
description
Syntax
VARCHAR left(VARCHAR str)This function returns a specified number of characters from the left side of a given string. The unit for length: utf8 character.
example
MySQL > select left("Hello starrocks",5);
+------------------------+
| left('Hello starrocks', 5) |
+------------------------+
| Hello |
+------------------------+keyword
LEFT