Data Structure
Networking
RDBMS
Operating System
Java
MS Excel
iOS
HTML
CSS
Android
Python
C Programming
C++
C#
MongoDB
MySQL
Javascript
PHP
Physics
Chemistry
Biology
Mathematics
English
Economics
Psychology
Social Studies
Fashion Studies
Legal Studies
- Selected Reading
- UPSC IAS Exams Notes
- Developer's Best Practices
- Questions and Answers
- Effective Resume Writing
- HR Interview Questions
- Computer Glossary
- Who is Who
How can we eradicate leading and trailing space characters from a string in MySQL?
MySQL LTRIM() and RTRIM() functions can be used to eradicate leading and trailing spaces from a string.
MySQL LTRIM() function is used to remove the leading space characters from a string. Its syntax can be as follows −
Syntax
LTRIM(String)
Here, String, is the string, passed as an argument, whose leading space characters are to be removed.
Example
mysql> Select LTRIM(' Hello');
+--------------------+
| LTRIM(' Hello') |
+--------------------+
| Hello |
+--------------------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)MySQL RTRIM() function is used to remove the trailing space characters from a string. Its syntax can be as follows −
Syntax
RTRIM(String)
Here, String, is the string, passed as an argument, whose trailing space characters are to be removed.
Example
mysql> Select RTRIM('Hello ');
+----------------------+
| RTRIM('Hello ') |
+----------------------+
| Hello |
+----------------------+
1 row in set (0.05 sec)
Updated on: 06-Feb-2020
92 Views
Advertisements