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LTRIM

Returns a string formed by removing white space or any characters that appear from the left side of an input string.

See also:
[SELECT] [RTRIM] [TRIM]

Syntax​

SELECT LTRIM(character_expression[, character ]) FROM <multipartIdentifier>;

Arguments​

character_expression
A literal string or string column.

character
An optional character to remove if found at the beginning of the character_expression.

Return Value(s)​

Returns a string.

Examples​

Remove leading whitespace from a string column​

SELECT ltrim(description) AS leading_whitespace_removed
FROM google.compute.instances 
WHERE project = 'stackql-demo' 
AND zone = 'australia-southeast1-a';

For more information, see https://www.sqlite.org/lang_corefunc.html#ltrim