$ltrim

Trim the left side of a string from the left, following a pattern.

$ltrim(Source, Pattern)

Example: vString = $ltrim("xxxxUniface","x")

Parameters

Parameters
Parameter Data Type Description
Source String String to be left trimmed.
Pattern String Pattern to remove. It can be a constant string or a syntax string. For more information, see Syntax Strings for Pattern Matching.

Return Values

Trimmed string.

Use

Allowed in all component types.

Using $ltrim

vString1="xxxxUniface"
vString2 = $ltrim(vString1,"x")
; vString2 now contains "Uniface"

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