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trim

This function is used to remove characters from the left and right of str.

  • If trimChars is not specified, spaces are removed by default.
  • If trimChars is specified, the function removes the longest possible substring from both the left and right ends of str that consists of characters in the trimChars set.

Similar functions:

  • ltrim. This function is used to remove characters from the left of str.
  • rtrim. This function is used to remove characters from the right of str.

Syntax

trim([<trimChars>,]string <str>)

or

trim([BOTH] [<trimChars>] from <str>)

Parameters

Table 1 Parameters

Parameter

Mandatory

Type

Description

str

Yes

STRING

String from which characters on both left and right are to be removed

If the value is of the BIGINT, DECIMAL, DOUBLE, or DATETIME type, the value is implicitly converted to the STRING type for calculation.

trimChars

No

STRING

Characters to be removed

Return Values

The return value is of the STRING type.

  • If the value of str is not of the STRING, BIGINT, DOUBLE, DECIMAL, or DATETIME type, an error is reported.
  • If the value of str or trimChars is NULL, NULL is returned.

Example Code

  • Removes spaces on both left and right of the string yxabcxx. An example command is as follows:

    The value yxabcxx is returned.

    select trim(' yxabcxx ');

    It is equivalent to the following statement:

    select trim(both from ' yxabcxx '); 
select trim(from ' yxabcxx ');
  • Removes all substrings from both the left and right ends of the string yxabcxx that consist of characters in the set xy.

    The function returns Txyom, as any substring starting with x or y from both the left and right ends is removed.

    select trim('xy', 'yxabcxx');

    It is equivalent to the following statement:

    select trim(both 'xy' from 'yxabcxx');
  • The value of the input parameter is NULL. An example command is as follows:

    The value NULL is returned.

    select trim(null); 
select trim(null, 'yxabcxx');
Parent topic: String Functions