Returns the Left Or the Right Part Of a String
Returns the left part or the right part of a string. The number of characters are defined by the argument n.
If n is negative, this number of characters will be cut off from the other side.
StrLeft(x, n) StrRight(x, n)
x |
a vector of strings. |
n |
a positive or a negative integer, the number of characters to cut. If n is negative, this number of characters will be cut off
from the right with |
The functions StrLeft and StrRight are simple wrappers to substr.
the left (right) n characters of x
Andri Signorell <andri@signorell.net>
StrLeft("Hello world!", n=5)
StrLeft("Hello world!", n=-5)
StrRight("Hello world!", n=6)
StrRight("Hello world!", n=-6)
StrLeft(c("Lorem", "ipsum", "dolor","sit","amet"), n=2)
StrRight(c("Lorem", "ipsum", "dolor","sit","amet"), n=c(2,3))Please choose more modern alternatives, such as Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox.