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SQL-92
Guide and Reference
LTRIM Function
Removes all the leading characters in char_expression that are present in char_set and returns the resulting string. The first character in the result is guaranteed not to be in char_set. If you do not specify the char_set argument, leading blanks are removed.
SYNTAX
EXAMPLE
This example illustrates the LTRIM function:
NOTES
- The first argument to the function must be of type CHARACTER.
- The second argument to the function must be of type CHARACTER.
- The result is of type CHARACTER.
- If the argument expression evaluates to null, the result is null.
- The
char_expression
, the character set specified bychar_set
, and the result may contain multi-byte characters. Character comparisons are case-sensitive and are determined by the collation table in the database.COMPATIBILITY
ODBC Compatible
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