LTRIM

Removes any leading whitespace from a given string.

Syntax

LTRIM(STRING)

Arguments

STRING

Type: string

A sequence of characters.

Returns

Type: string

STRING with any leading whitespaces removed.

Examples

STRING	Output
hey	hey
hey	hey
hey	hey
hey	hey
a b	a b
a b	a b

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 
        LTRIM(' hi ') AS ltrim_example
    FROM default_glue_catalog.upsolver_samples.orders_raw_data 
    WHERE time_filter()
    LIMIT 1;

Query result

ltrim_example
hi