KLEFT Function

Left-aligns a character expression by removing unnecessary leading DBCS blanks and SO/SI.
Category: DBCS
Tip: Non-DBCS equivalent function is LEFT in SAS Functions and CALL Routines: Reference.
Syntax
Details
See Also

Syntax

KLEFT(argument)

Required Argument

argument
specifies any SAS character expression.

Details

See Internationalization Compatibility for SAS String Functions for restrictions and more information.
KLEFT returns an argument and removes the leading blanks.

See Also

Functions:
KCOMPRESS Function
KRIGHT Function
KTRIM Function
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