Name
LTrim Function
Class
Microsoft.VisualBasic.Strings
Syntax
LTrim(str
)
-
str
Use: Required
Data Type: String
A valid string expression
Return Value
String
Description
Removes any leading spaces from str
Rules at a Glance
If
str
has no leading spaces, the function returnsstr
unmodified.If
str
isNothing
,LTrim
returnsNothing
.
Programming Tips and Gotchas
It is unwise to create data relationships that rely on leading spaces, especially since most string-based data types in relational database-management systems (like SQL Server and Access) automatically remove leading spaces.
See Also
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