{ "name": "left", "type": "function", "description": "Returns a substring that contains the <i>n</i> leftmost characters of the string.", "arguments": [ {"arg":"string","description":"a string"}, {"arg":"length","description":"integer. The number of characters from the left of the string to return."}], "examples": [ { "expression":"left('Hello World',5)", "returns":"'Hello'"} ] }