TRIM_LEFT

Description

TRIM removes whitespace (like " ") from the beginning of a string.

Optionally, you can also provide a second argument of the characters you would like to remove.

If you only want to remove characters from the left and right, consider using TRIM.

Example

TRIM_LEFT('    And so it begins ')

This will remove the spaces before the text, leaving 'And so it begins ' behind.

Example with custom character

TRIM_LEFT('004921574699', '0')

This will remove the zeros before the phone number, only leaving 4921574699 behind.