VBS TUTORIAL: Functions-ltrim, RTrim, and Trim functions _vbs

LTrim, RTrim and Trim functions

Returns a copy of a string without leading spaces (LTrim), subsequent spaces (RTrim), or leading and trailing spaces (Trim).

LTrim(string)

RTrim(string)

Trim(string)

The string argument is any valid string expression. If NULL is included in the string argument, nullis returned.

Description

The following example uses the LTrim, RTrim, and Trim functions to remove spaces, trailing spaces, start, and trailing spaces at the beginning of a string, respectively:

LTrim(" vbscript ") 'MyVar Contains  "vbscript " . RTrim(" vbscript ") 'MyVar contains  "  vbscript" . Trim(" vbscript ") 'MyVar contains "vbscript" .