MySQL TRIM() function

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TRIM() function

MySQL TRIM() function returns a string after removing all prefixes or suffixes from the given string.

Syntax:

TRIM([{BOTH | LEADING | TRAILING} [remstr] FROM ] str)

Arguments:

Name	Description
BOTH	Indicates that prefixes from both left and right are to be removed.
LEADING	Indicates that only leading prefixes are to be removed.
TRAILING	Indicates that only trailing prefixes is to be removed.
remstr	The string to be removed.
FROM	Keyword
str	The actual string from where remstr is to be removed.

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MySQL Version: 5.6

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Example : MySQL TRIM() function

The following MySQL statement returns the string after removing the leading and trailing spaces from the given string ' trim '.

Code:

SELECT TRIM(' trim ');

Sample Output:

mysql> SELECT TRIM(' trim '); 
+----------------+
| TRIM(' trim ') |
+----------------+
| trim           | 
+----------------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)

Example of MySQL TRIM() function to remove leading string

The following MySQL statement returns the string after removing the leading string 'leading' from the given string 'leadingtext'.

Code:

SELECT TRIM(LEADING 'leading' FROM 'leadingtext' );

Sample Output:

mysql> SELECT TRIM(LEADING 'leading' FROM 'leadingtext' ); 
+---------------------------------------------+
| TRIM(LEADING 'leading' FROM 'leadingtext' ) |
+---------------------------------------------+
| text                                        | 
+---------------------------------------------+
1 row in set (0.02 sec)

Example MySQL TRIM() function to remove trailing string

The following MySQL statement returns the string after removing the trailing string 'trailing' from the given string 'texttrailing'.

Code:

SELECT TRIM(TRAILING 'trailing' FROM 'texttrailing' );

Sample Output:

 mysql> SELECT TRIM(TRAILING 'trailing' FROM 'texttrailing' );
+------------------------------------------------+
| TRIM(TRAILING 'trailing' FROM 'texttrailing' ) |
+------------------------------------------------+
| text                                           | 
+------------------------------------------------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)

Example MySQL TRIM() function removing from both side

The following MySQL statement returns the string after removing the leading and trailing string 'leadtrail' from the given string 'leadtrailtextleadtrail'.

Code:

SELECT TRIM(BOTH 'leadtrail' FROM 'leadtrailtextleadtrail');

Sample Output:

mysql> SELECT TRIM(BOTH 'leadtrail' FROM 'leadtrailtextleadtrail');
+------------------------------------------------------+
| TRIM(BOTH 'leadtrail' FROM 'leadtrailtextleadtrail') |
+------------------------------------------------------+
| text                                                 | 
+------------------------------------------------------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)

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