LEFTB function

The LEFTB function returns the left portion of a string up to a certain number of bytes.

Parts of a LEFTB function

LEFTB(string, num_of_bytes)

Part	Description
`string`	The string from which the left portion will be returned.
`num_of_bytes`	(Optional) The number of bytes to return from the left side of `string`.

Notes

LEFTB returns the same value as LEFT if the input string has only single byte characters
num_of_bytes must be greater than or equal to zero.
If num_of_bytes is greater than the length of text in bytes, LEFTB returns all of text.
If num_of_bytes is omitted, it is assumed to be 1.

Examples

	A	B	C
1	Input	Formula	Output
2	Aeñ	`=LEFTB(A2, 2)`	Ae
3	Aeñ	`=LEFT(A3,2)`	Ae
4	`熊本`	`=LEFTB(A4, 2)`	熊
5	`熊本`	`=LEFT(A5,2)`	熊本

Related functions

MIDB: The MIDB function returns a section of a string starting at a given character and up to a specified number of bytes.
RIGHTB: The RIGHTB function returns the right portion of a string up to a certain number of bytes.
LENB: The LENB function returns the length of a string in bytes.

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