LTrim
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This item was deprecated in version 2019r2. Please use String.TrimLeft as a replacement. |
Method
Returns the string passed with leading (left side) whitespaces removed.
Syntax
result=LTrim(SourceString)
OR
Introduced 5.0
result=stringVariable.Ltrim
| Part | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| result | String | SourceString with leading whitespaces removed. |
| SourceString | String | The source, a copy of which, to be returned with leading whitespaces removed. |
| stringVariable | String | Any variable of type String. |
Notes
LTrim uses the list of unicode "whitespace" characters at http://www.unicode.org/Public/UNIDATA/PropList.txt.
Examples
This example removes the whitespaces from the left side of the string passed
Dim s As String
s =LTrim(" Hello World ") // Returns "Hello World "
s =" Hello World "
s = s.LTrim // Returns "Hello World "
s =LTrim(" Hello World ") // Returns "Hello World "
s =" Hello World "
s = s.LTrim // Returns "Hello World "
See Also
Asc, Chr, InStr, Left, Len, Mid, Right, RTrim, Trim functions.