LTRIM

Description

Returns a character expression after it removes leading blanks (LTRIM in Transact-SQL).

Sample Source Pattern

Syntax

LTRIM( string_expression )

Arguments

string_expression: String expressions to convert.

Return Type

VARCHAR or NVARCHAR

Examples

Query

SELECT LTRIM('  FIRST TWO BLANK SPACES') AS [LTRIM]

Result

                 LTRIM|      
----------------------+
FIRST TWO BLANK SPACES|