string.trimLeft

This function returns a slice of the input string with all the leading Unicode code points contained in cutset removed from the left.

Syntax

string.trimLeft(str, cutset)

Arguments

Argument	Type	Description
str	string	Source string
cutset	string	Set of characters that need to be removed from the left

Returns

Type	Description
string	Slice of the input string with all the leading Unicode code points contained in cutset removed from the left.

Examples

• The function string.trimLeft(" Hello World ", " ") returns Hello World.
• The function string.trimLeft("¡¡¡Hello, Gophers!!!", "!¡")" returns Hello, Gophers!!!.