TRIM_CHARS

Returns the given string without leading or trailing characters.

Syntax

TRIM_CHARS(characters, input)

Arguments

Name	Type	Description	Default Value
characters	string
input	string

Returns

Returns a string value.

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Examples

characters	input	Output
'-='	'-==--Hello World---=---'	Hello World
'-'	''	``
'-'	'-----------'	``
'-'	'x-----------'	x
'-'	'-----------x'	x
'-'	'------x-----'	x
'-'	'x-----------x'	x-----------x

Transformation job example

SQL

CREATE JOB function_operator_example
    ADD_MISSING_COLUMNS = true
AS INSERT INTO default_glue_catalog.upsolver_samples.orders_transformed_data 
  MAP_COLUMNS_BY_NAME
    SELECT characters, input,
        TRIM_CHARS('-=', input) AS Output
    FROM default_glue_catalog.upsolver_samples.orders_raw_data
    LET characters = '-=',
        input = '-==--Hello World---=---'
    WHERE $commit_time BETWEEN run_start_time() AND run_end_time()
    LIMIT 1;

Query result

characters	input	Output
'-='	'-==--Hello World---=---'	Hello World