# $EPIC: leftw.txt,v 1.3 2007/03/02 02:32:04 jnelson Exp $
======Synopsis:======
$__leftw__(<count> <word list>)

======Technical:======
   * If the <count> argument is omitted the empty string is returned.
   * If the <count> argument is less than 1, the empty string is returned.
   * This function returns the first <count> words from <word list>.
   * Remember that <word list> is a list of [[what is a word|words]].

======Practical:======
Useful when you want to get the first few words in a word list.

======Returns:======
The first <count> words from <word list>.

======Examples:======
<file>
$leftw(2 hello there how are you?)         returns "hello there"
$leftw(-1 hello there bob)                 returns nothing
$leftw(7 hello there bob)                  returns "hello there bob"
$rightw(2 hello there how are you?)        returns "are you?"
</file>

======History:======
This function first appeared in "plus-2" (post-ircII, pre-EPIC)