The LTRIM$ function removes leading space characters from a STRING value.
Syntax
return$ = LTRIM$(text$)
Description
- text$ is the STRING value to trim.
- If text$ contains no leading space characters, it is returned unchanged.
- Convert fixed length STRING values by using a different return$ variable.
- Can be used to trim the leading space of a positive numerical value converted to a string value by STR$.
Example(s)
Trimming a positive string number.
value = 12345
number$ = LTRIM$(STR$(value)) 'converting number to string removes right PRINT space
PRINT "[" + number$ + "]"
[12345]
Trimming leading spaces from text strings.
PRINT LTRIM$("some text")
PRINT LTRIM$(" some text")
some text
some text
A TRIM$ function to trim spaces off of both ends of a string.
text$ = " Text String "
trimmed$ = TRIM$(text$)
PRINT CHR$(26) + trimmed$ + CHR$(27)
FUNCTION TRIM$(text$)
TRIM$ = LTRIM$(RTRIM$(text$))
END FUNCTION
→Text String←