Term: LTRIM

Definition:
The Oracle LTRIM function removes leading spaces from a string or column. Space characters are the default, but you can also specify the character(s) to be removed. Characters can be specified as literals ('A', 'm', etc) or by their CHR equivalents: 'CHR(112)', 'CHR(68)'.

The LTRIM function returns a value with datatype VARCHAR2.

Example (Default) Syntax:

LTRIM();

Example Syntax for specifying a literal character:

SELECT LTRIM('Z' FROM 'Zebra') FROM dual;

Example Syntax for specifying a character by its CHR() value:

SELECT LTRIM(CHR(90) FROM 'Zebra') FROM dual;

Also See:
Definition & Examples: TRIM Function
Definition & Examples: RTRIM (Right Trim) Function

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