LTRIM

Categories: String

LTRIM

Removes leading spaces or characters from a string.

Syntax

LTRIM(expression varchar, trim_expression varchar) → varchar

• expression: The expression to be trimmed.
• trim_expression: Leading characters to trim. If this parameter is not specified, then spaces will be trimmed from the input expression.

Examples

LTRIM example

SELECT LTRIM('pancake', 'pan')
-- cake

LTRIM example

SELECT LTRIM('pancake', 'abnp')
-- cake

LTRIM example

SELECT LTRIM('   dremio')
-- dremio