LTrim Function

   
LTrim Function

Class

Microsoft.VisualBasic.Strings

Syntax

 LTrim(   str   ) 
str (required; String)

A valid string expression

Return Value

String

Description

Removes any leading spaces from str

Rules at a Glance

  • If str has no leading spaces, the function returns str unmodified.

  • If str is Nothing , LTrim returns Nothing .

Programming Tips and Gotchas

It is unwise to create data relationships that rely on leading spaces, especially since most string-based data types in relational database-management systems (like SQL Server and Access) automatically remove leading spaces.

See Also

RTrim Function, Trim Function

   


VB.Net Language in a Nutshell
VB.NET Language in a Nutshell
ISBN: B00006L54Q
EAN: N/A
Year: 2002
Pages: 503

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