===== LTrim (Function) ======

==== Format ====

**ltrim** ( [[stringexpressions|string_expression]] )\\

return [[stringexpressions|string_expression]]

==== Description ====

The **LTrim** function removes all whitespace characters from the left end of a string.\\
[[RTrim|RTrim]] trims the right end of the string [[Trim|Trim]] removes all whitespace characters from both the beginning and ending of a string

==== Notes ====
Whitespace means the ASCII characters chr(9) - Horizontal Tab, chr(10) - Newline, chr(11) - Vertical Tab, chr(12) - Formfeed, chr(13) - Carriage Return, ' ' - Space, and many others characetrs from UNICODE like: chr(0xA0) - No-break space, chr(0x2009) - Thin Space, and others.

==== See Also ====
{{page>en:start#String Handling&noheader}}

==== History ==== 
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