LEFT Function Syntax | Teradata Vantage - LEFT Function Syntax - Analytics Database - Teradata Vantage

SQL Functions, Expressions, and Predicates

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VantageCloud
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Analytics Database
Teradata Vantage
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17.20
Published
June 2022
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[TD_SYSFNLIB.] LEFT ( source_string, length )

Syntax Elements

TD_SYSFNLIB.
Name of the database where the function is located.
source_string
A character string or string expression.
If source_string is NULL, NULL is returned.
length
An integer specifying the length of the returned string.