LTRIM()

Description

This function LTRIM() returns the string with leading space characters removed.

Syntax

> LTRIM(str)

Arguments

Arguments	Description
str	Required. CHAR and VARCHAR both are supported.

Examples

> drop table if exists t1;
> create table t1(a char(8),b varchar(10));
> insert into t1 values('  matrix',' matrixone');
> select ltrim(a),ltrim(b) from t1;

+----------+-----------+
| ltrim(a) | ltrim(b)  |
+----------+-----------+
| matrix   | matrixone |
+----------+-----------+