ltrim
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Overview
The ltrim function removes all the extra white spaces (if any) inserted before the text and returns the trimmed text.
Return Type
- TEXT
Syntax
<variable>=<input_text>.ltrim();
(OR)
<variable>=ltrim(<input_text>);
where,
| Parameter | Data type | Description |
| <variable> | TEXT | Variable that will hold the trimmed text |
| <text1> | TEXT | The input text whose leading white spaces need to be removed |
Examples
text=" Zoho"; result=text.ltrim();// returns "Zoho" text_size =text.length();// returns 4 result_size =result.length();// returns 7
Note: The length built-in function returns the number of characters in the input text.