ltrim() / rtrim()

Purpose

ltrim(str)

Removes any spaces at the start of a given string. Input is a string, output is the same string starting with the first non-space character.

rtrim(str)

Removes any spaces at the end of a given string. Input is a string, output is the same string ending with the last non-space character.

In the following example the spaces at the beginning of the string are removed.

ltrim("   str ")

produces

"str "

In the following example the spaces at the end of the string are removed.

rtrim("   str ")

produces

"   str"

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