using System;
public class clsLeft
{
 
    public void Main()
    {
 
 
        //****************************************************************************************
        // Purpose: Returns a string containing a specified number of characters from the left
        // side of a string.
        //
        // Syntax: 	Left(str As String, Length As Integer) As String
        //
        // str - Required - String expression from which characters will be returned.
        // Length - Required - Specifies number of characters to return.
        //****************************************************************************************
 
        Console.WriteLine("Example #1: 	Left(str As String, Length As Integer) As String");
 
        Console.WriteLine("Ideal Programmer".Substring(0, 5)); // Returns Ideal
 
 
        //write blank line to make output easier to read
        Console.WriteLine();
 
 
 
        //Prevent console from closing before you press enter
        Console.ReadLine();
 
    }
 
 
}

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
 
namespace CSharp_Syntax
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
 
 
            clsLeft myLeft = new clsLeft();
            myLeft.Main();
 
        }
    }
}