Template:Str left/doc

This is a documentation subpage for Template:Str left (see that page for the template itself).
It contains usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page.

Usage[edit source]

{{Str left{{{4}}}{{{5}}}{{{6}}}{{{7}}}{{{8}}}{{{9}}}{{{10}}}{{{11}}}...}}

Gives the <count> substring of characters from the start of the string (the substring has length <count>).

If <count> is invalid or empty, an empty string is returned. If undefined, it defaults to 1.

Limitations[edit source]

Length to 500: The maximum substring stops at 500 long, yet gives no error message. Only 500 characters can be extracted even if the <string> is longer.
Inexpensive (uses no other templates).

Examples[edit source]

{{Str left| lorem ipsum dolor sit amet | 10 }} → lorem ipsu
{{Str left| lorem ipsum dolor sit amet | 1 }} → l
{{Str left| lorem ipsum dolor sit amet | 0 }} →
{{Str left| lorem ipsum dolor sit amet | }} →
{{Str left| lorem ipsum dolor sit amet }} → l

See also[edit source]

{{Tl|Trunc|<string>|<count>}} - truncate right-side of string
{{Tl|Str right|<string>|<count>}} - extract remainder of string
{{Tl|Str rightc|<string>|<count>}} - extract right-side of string
{{Str len}} - get numeric length of string (can be over 300 long)