User Guide
Chapter 2: ColdFusion Functions 463
LTrim
Returns string with leading spaces removed.
See also RTrim and ToBa se 6 4.
Syntax LTrim(
string
)
string
String being left-trimmed.
Examples <!--- This example shows the use of LTrim --->
<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>
LTrim Example
</TITLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY BGCOLOR=silver>
<H3>LTrim Example</H3>
<CFIF IsDefined("FORM.myText")>
<CFOUTPUT>
<PRE>
Your string:"#FORM.myText#"
Your string:"#Ltrim(FORM.myText)#"
(left trimmed)
</PRE>
</CFOUTPUT>
</CFIF>
<FORM ACTION="ltrim.cfm" METHOD="POST">
<P>Type in some text, and it will be modified
by Ltrim to remove leading spaces from the left
<P><INPUT TYPE="Text" NAME="myText" VALUE=" TEST">
<P><INPUT TYPE="Submit" NAME="">
</FORM>
</BODY>
</HTML>