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 7 result_size = result.length(); // returns 4
Note: The length built-in function returns the number of characters in the input text.