LTrim$() function - MapBasic - 2023

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Purpose

Trims space characters from the beginning of a string and returns the results. You can call this function from the MapBasic window in MapInfo Pro.

Syntax

LTrim$( string_expr )

string_expr is a string expression.

Return Value

String

Description

The LTrim$() function removes any spaces from the beginning of the string_expr string, and returns the resultant string.

Example

Dim name As String 
name = " Mary Smith" 
name = LTrim$(name) 

' name now contains the string "Mary Smith"

See Also:

RTrim$() function