ltrim()

Removes the specified characters from the beginning of a string.

Syntax

ltrim(string,substr)

Usage

Removes every instance of each character in substr from the beginning of string. This function is case-sensitive. To remove leading spaces, do not specify a value for substr.

Example

This example shows that ltrim removes the specified characters from the beginning of a string. This function is case-sensitive.

q = load "test";
q = foreach q generate 'Company' as 'Company', ltrim('Company',"abc") as 'ltrim abc',
    ltrim('Company',"cba") as 'ltrim cba', ltrim('Company',"ab") as 'ltrim ab',
    ltrim('Company',"bc") as 'ltrim bc';