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SQL Server TRIM() Function

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SQL Server TRIM() Function

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Example

Remove leading and trailing spaces from a string:

SELECT TRIM('     SQL Tutorial!     ') AS TrimmedString;

Definition and Usage

The TRIM() function removes the space character OR other specified characters from the start or end of a string. By default, the TRIM() function removes leading and trailing spaces from a string.

Note:

Also look at the LTRIM()

and

Rtrim()

functions.

Syntax

TRIM([ characters

From

] string )

Parameter Values

Parameter

Description characters

From

Optional. Specific characters to remove string Required. The string to remove spaces or characters from

Technical Details

Works in:

SQL Server (starting with 2017), Azure SQL Database,

More Examples

Example

Remove characters and spaces from a string:

SELECT TRIM('#! ' FROM '    #SQL Tutorial!    ') AS
TrimmedString;

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