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LTrim Function
This standard VB function returns a string with leading spaces removed. Syntax
LTrim[$](string)
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A string or string expression containing the string to be trimmed |
Returns
A copy of string with leading space characters removed. Usage
LTrim accepts any type of string, including numeric values, and converts the input value to a string. The dollar sign ($) in the function name is optional. If it is included, the return type is string. Otherwise the function typically returns a variant of vartype 8 (string). If the value of string is NULL, a variant of vartype 1 (Null) is returned. Example
This example trims the leading spaces from a string padded with spaces on the left. Sub Button_Click Dim userinput as String Dim numsize Dim str1 as String * 50 Dim strsize strsize = 50 userinput = "abdcGFTRes" numsize = Len(userinput) str1 = Space(strsize-numsize) & userinput ' Str1 has a variable number of leading spaces. str1 = LTrim$(str1) ' Str1 now has no leading spaces. End Sub
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