Left

The Left action, found under @Generic Element, extracts characters from the left side of a given string starting from position 1 up to the specified length. The extracted substring is stored in a dynamic variable, along with a status indicating whether the extraction was successful.

Syntax:

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

Output Value: <Dynamic Variable>;<Dynamic Variable>(Optional)

Argument	Description
<string>	It is the sequence of characters from which a specific portion is fetched from the left side
<position to fetch the string from>	Provide the count of characters to extract from the left side of the given string. Count number must be a positive integer. Note: Index values start from the 1st position.
<Dynamic Variable>	This variable holds the extracted substring from left side.
<Dynamic Variable>(Optional)	This variable stores the operation status as True or False.

Output: Upon the usage of this action, here are the possible returns and their reason.

Return	Reason
Output	Displays the substring extracted from the left side of the input string.
None/Blank	If the Input Value is missing.
True	If the substring was successfully extracted.
False	If the invalid position specified or input string is empty.

Examples:

Scenario 1: Extracting the first 3 characters from a string

• Input Value: "Automation;3"

• Output Value: {Left Position} = "Aut"; {Status} = True

Scenario 2: Extracting the first 5 characters from a string

• Input Value: "Testing;5"

• Output Value: {Left Position} = "Testi"; {Status} = True

Scenario 3: Invalid position greater than string length

• Input Value: "Data;10"

• Output Value: {Left Position} = ""; {Status} = False

Scenario 4: Empty input string

• Input Value: ";3"

• Output Value: {Left Position} = ""; {Status} = False

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Notes:

• Positions are counted starting from 1 (leftmost character).

• If the position exceeds the length of the string, the action will fail with status False.

• Found under @Generic Element.