$string.trimLeft

This function returns a copy of the input string with leading whitespace removed.

Syntax

$string.trimLeft(<inStr>)

inStr

The input string.

Template examples

Example 106

Removing leading whitespace from a string

Template

#set($str='        Hello My Cruel World!')
#set($str2=$string.trimLeft($str))
Original string: $str
New string: $str2

Output

Original string:         Hello My Cruel World!
New string: Hello My Cruel World!