The function LTRIM removes the leading blank character from the expression.
SQL Syntax:
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LTRIM( expression ) |
Parameters:
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expression
Any data type of expressions. If it isn't a binary type then it
will convert first to a string data type.
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Escape Syntax:
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{fn LTRIM( expression ) } |
Return Type:
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A character string or binary data type depending
of the data type of the expression. |
Examples:
SELECT ';' + LTRIM( ' Peter ' ) + ';'
Return Values: ;Peter ;
see also:
SQL String Functions
RTRIM
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