Left trim text | TEXT_TRIM_LEFT

Syntax

TEXT_TRIM_LEFT( [value] )

Parameters

value
The TEXT to trim. If it is not a TEXT value, it will be converted to one with the STRING operation.

Return Value

A new TEXT with all the white-space characters removed from the start of VALUE.

Description

Remove white-space from the start of a TEXT.

Examples

TEXT_TRIM_LEFT("  four score and seven years ") # returns "four score and seven years "
TEXT_TRIM_LEFT("") # returns ""
TEXT_TRIM_LEFT(null) # returns ""
TEXT_TRIM_LEFT(1234) # returns "1234"