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LEFTB

Extracts the substring from the specified string starting from the left character and is intended for languages that use the double-byte character set (DBCS) like Japanese, Chinese, Korean etc.

Syntax

expression.LEFTB(arg1, arg2);

expression - A variable that represents a ApiWorksheetFunction class.

Parameters

NameRequired/OptionalData typeDefaultDescription
arg1RequiredApiRangeApiNamestring
arg2RequiredApiRangeApiNamenumber

Returns

string

Example

var oWorksheet = Api.GetActiveSheet();
var oFunction = Api.GetWorksheetFunction();
oWorksheet.GetRange("A1").SetValue(oFunction.LEFTB("Online Office", 6));