trim_start

The trim_start function removes a leading match of the specified regular expression.

Syntax

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    trim_start( Regex, Source )

Arguments

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• Regex: String or regular expression to be trimmed from the beginning of Source.
• Source: A string.

Results

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Source after trimming matches of Regex found in the beginning of Source.

Example

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Remove leading - characters:

print trim_start(@"\-+", "---Hello, world!---")