Name
LTRIM()
Synopsis
LTRIM(string
)
This function returns the given string with any leading
spaces removed. When used with an SQL statement such as
UPDATE
, rows that do not contain leading spaces
will not be changed. This function is multibyte-safe. To trim trailing
spaces, use RTRIM(). To trim both leading and
trailing spaces, use TRIM(). Here is an
example:
UPDATE students SET name_last = LTRIM(name_last);
In this example, the last names of several students have been entered inadvertently with a space in front of the names. This SQL statement removes any leading spaces from each name retrieved that contains leading spaces and then writes the trimmed text over the existing data.
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