TRIM()

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Available in: DSQL, PSQL

Added in: 2.0

Description: Removes leading and/or trailing spaces (or optionally other strings) from the input string. The result is a VARCHAR(n) with n the formal length of the input string.

Result type: VARCHAR(n)

Syntax:

TRIM ([<adjust>] str)

<adjust>  ::=  {[where] [what]} FROM

where     ::=  BOTH | LEADING | TRAILING       /* default is BOTH */

what      ::=  The substring to be removed (repeatedly if necessary)
               from str's head and/or tail. Default is ' ' (space).

Examples:

select trim ('  Waste no space   ') from rdb$database
  -- returns 'Waste no space'

select trim (leading from '  Waste no space   ') from rdb$database
  -- returns 'Waste no space   '

select trim (leading '.' from '  Waste no space   ') from rdb$database
  -- returns '  Waste no space   '

select trim (trailing '!' from 'Help!!!!') from rdb$database
  -- returns 'Help'

select trim ('la' from 'lalala I love you Ella') from rdb$database
  -- returns ' I love you El'

select trim ('la' from 'Lalala I love you Ella') from rdb$database
  -- returns 'Lalala I love you El'