The LTRIM function removes blanks or hexadecimal zeros from the beginning of an expression. 46
The data type of the result depends on the data type of expression:
Data type of expression | Data type of the Result |
---|---|
CHAR or VARCHAR | VARCHAR |
CLOB | CLOB |
GRAPHIC or VARGRAPHIC | VARGRAPHIC |
DBCLOB | DBCLOB |
BINARY or VARBINARY | VARBINARY |
BLOB | BLOB |
The length attribute of the result is the same as the length attribute of expression. The actual length of the result is the length of expression minus the number of bytes removed. If all characters are removed, the result is an empty string.
If the first argument can be null, the result can be null; if the first argument is null, the result is the null value.
The CCSID of the result is the same as that of the string.
SELECT LTRIM(:HELLO) FROM SYSIBM.SYSDUMMY1Results in: 'Hello'.
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