Syntax
TRIM([[{BOTH | LEADING | TRAILING}] [remstr] FROM] str
Purpose
Removes all leading and/or trailing characters from the string. The default is BOTH. If the parameter contains NULL, it returns NULL.
Examples
obclient> SELECT
TRIM(' bar '),
TRIM(LEADING 'x' FROM 'xxxbarxxx'),
TRIM(BOTH 'x' FROM 'xxxbarxxx'),
TRIM(TRAILING 'x' FROM 'xxxbarxxx')
\G
*************************** 1. row ***************************
TRIM(' bar '): bar
TRIM(LEADING 'x' FROM 'xxxbarxxx'): barxxx
TRIM(BOTH 'x' FROM 'xxxbarxxx'): bar
TRIM(TRAILING 'x' FROM 'xxxbarxxx'): xxxbar
1 row in set
