Left

This pre-built action, located under @Generic Element, instructs Avo Assure to fetch characters starting from the desired position on the left side of the string and store the result in a dynamic variable.

Syntax

Input Value: <string>;<position to fetch the string from>

Argument	Description
<string > (Required)	It is the sequence of characters from which a specific portion is fetched from the right side
<position to fetch the string from > (Required)	Number of the characters to be fetched from Input String

Output Value:

Argument	Description
<Dynamic Variable> (Required)	This variable holds the leftmost characters of a string
<Dynamic Variable> (Optional)	This variable stores the status as true or false

Example:

Extract the first 3 characters from the string "Automation" The Left action allows the user to extract a value from the Input Value column (Automation) by fetching the first 3 characters. The extracted substring (Aut) is stored in the {Left Position} variable. The operation status is stored in the {Status} variable with the following possible values:

• True – if the substring is successfully extracted

• False – if the specified position is invalid or the input is empty

Knowledge Bites: Below are some examples of different string scenarios

String	Input Value (syntax)	Result
Text Strings	Automation;3	Aut
Numeric Strings	123456;3	123
Special Character	[e-mail];7	abc@dom
Alphanumeric strings	ID2025;2	ID