LTrim$ – String Management Function**





LTrim$ Function


Description

The LTrim$ function removes leading spaces/tabulations from a string.

Usage

Used to take spaces and tabulations off the beginning of a text. To avoid spaces added by mistake during data-entry, use this function.

Syntax

var$ = LTrim$(<string$>)

Parameters

<string$>: string from which to remove leading spaces.

Return Value

var$: string, the string from which the leading spaces and tabulations of <string$> have been removed.

See Also

RTrim$, Trim$

Examples


a$ = LTrim$(" bcde") ' Returns "bcde" in a$
a$ = LTrim$(a$) ' Deletes the leading spaces from a$