MarkLogic 9 Product Documentationsql:left
sql:left( $str as item(), $n as xs:double ) as xs:string
Summary
Returns a string that is the leftmost characters of the target string. The number of characters to return is specified by the second argument.
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
| str | The base string. If the value is not a string, its string value will be used. |
| n | The number of leftmost characters of the string to return. |
Example
sql:left("abcde",2)
=> "ab"