{echo 'abcdef' | left(2)}
ab
{echo left('abcdef', 2)}
{echo 'Hello ' . upper('world')}
Hello WORLD
{echo upper(left('abcdef', 3))}
ABC
{echo 'a-b' | replace('-', upper(' and '))}
a AND b
{if left('NL1234', 2) eq 'NL'}Dutch{/if}
Dutch