left_xl {NHSDataDictionaRy}

left_xl function This function replicates the LEFT function in Excel and is utilised for left trimming of character strings

Description

left_xl function This function replicates the LEFT function in Excel and is utilised for left trimming of character strings

Usage

left_xl(text, num_char = 0)

Arguments

text

The text you want to LEFT trim

num_char

The number of characters your want to trim by

Value

Trims the text entered by the number of character parameter and returns the trimmed string

Examples

left_xl(text= "This is some example text", num_char = 4)