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strings.trimLeft() function

strings.trimLeft() removes specified leading characters from a string.

Function type signature
(cutset: string, v: string) => string
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Parameters

v

(Required) String to to remove characters from.

cutset

(Required) Leading characters to trim from the string.

Examples

Trim leading periods from all values in a column

import "strings"

data
    |> map(fn: (r) => ({r with _value: strings.trimLeft(v: r._value, cutset: ".")}))
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