LTRIM() function

LTRIM() function removes leading whitespace from a specified string in the selected column.

Syntax

ltrim(expr)

Arguments

Argument	Description
`expr`	Any `string` expression.

Returns

Data type	Value
`string`	Input string with leading whitespace removed.

Examples

Trim strings in a column

create table segments
    (_id id, segment string);

insert into segments(_id,segment)
    values (1,'    green    ')

select _id, ltrim(segment) as TrimmedStr from segments;
+-----+------------+
| _id | TrimmedStr |
+-----+------------+
|   1 | green      |
+-----+------------+