8.3.10 LTrim (remove leading spaces from a string)

Purpose

Returns a string with the leading spaces removed.

Syntax

LTrim (String [, Option])

Arguments

String

Specify the string itself or a variable that stores this value.

If no leading spaces are found in the specified string, the command returns the entire string.

Option

Specify the following optional value:

Value	Meaning
`Twice`	Remove all leading spaces.

Description

If you omit the Option argument, the LTrim command returns a string with one-byte leading spaces removed.

If you specify Twice in Option, both one-byte and two-byte leading spaces are removed.

Example

' Store "ABC DEFG   " in variable string1.
Dim string1
string1 = LTrim ("   ABC DEFG   ", Twice)

JP1/Script version

Supported from JP1/Script 05-00.