Categories: String

LTRIM

Removes leading spaces or characters from a string.

Syntax

LTRIM(expression varchar) → varchar

• expression: The expression to be trimmed.

Examples

SELECT LTRIM('        dremio')
-- dremio

LTRIM(expression varchar, trim_expression varchar) → varchar

• expression: The expression to be trimmed.
• trim_expression: Leading characters to trim.

Examples

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