strings.trimLeft() function
The strings.trimLeft()
function removes specified leading characters from a string.
Output data type: String
import "strings"
strings.trimLeft(v: ".abc.", cutset: ".")
// returns "abc."
Parameters
v
String to remove characters from.
Data type: String
cutset
The leading characters to remove from the string.
Only characters that match the cutset
string exactly are removed.
Data type: String
Examples
Trim leading periods from all values in a column
import "strings"
data
|> map(fn: (r) => ({
r with
variables: strings.trimLeft(v: r.variables, cutset: ".")
})
)
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