LTrim, RTrim, and Trim function
Summary
LTrim removes leading spaces, RTrim removes trailing spaces, and Trim removes both leading and trailing spaces from a string.
Syntax
LTrim(string)
RTrim(string)
Trim(string)
The required string argument is any valid string expression. If string contains Null, Null is returned.
Trim(string)
The required string argument is any valid string expression. If string contains Null, Null is returned.
Example
Example
This example uses the LTrim function to strip leading spaces, and the RTrim function to strip trailing spaces from a string variable. It uses the Trim function to strip both types of spaces.
Dim MyString, TrimString
MyString = " <-Trim-> " ' Initialize string.
TrimString = LTrim(MyString) ' TrimString = "<-Trim-> ".
TrimString = RTrim(MyString) ' TrimString = " <-Trim->".
TrimString = LTrim(RTrim(MyString)) ' TrimString = "<-Trim->".
' Using the Trim function alone achieves the same result.
TrimString = Trim(MyString) ' TrimString = "<-Trim->".
This example uses the LTrim function to strip leading spaces, and the RTrim function to strip trailing spaces from a string variable. It uses the Trim function to strip both types of spaces.
Dim MyString, TrimString
MyString = " <-Trim-> " ' Initialize string.
TrimString = LTrim(MyString) ' TrimString = "<-Trim-> ".
TrimString = RTrim(MyString) ' TrimString = " <-Trim->".
TrimString = LTrim(RTrim(MyString)) ' TrimString = "<-Trim->".
' Using the Trim function alone achieves the same result.
TrimString = Trim(MyString) ' TrimString = "<-Trim->".