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SQL Server LTRIM() Function

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SQL Server LTRIM() Function

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Example

Remove leading spaces from a string:

SELECT LTRIM('     SQL Tutorial') AS LeftTrimmedString;

Definition and Usage

The LTRIM() function removes leading spaces from a string.

Note:

Also look at the RTRIM() function.

Syntax

Ltrim(

string )

Parameter Values

Parameter

Description string

Required. The string to remove leading spaces from

Technical Details

Works in:

SQL Server (starting with 2008), Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Data Warehouse, Parallel Data Warehouse

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