====== TrimStart(text) ======
Category:  Text function

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=====Description=====
This function trims off all leading spaces and other non-printing characters (see //Remarks//) from //text//.  Trailing spaces are preserved.

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=====Arguments=====
^Argument^Type^Description^
|text|Text|Any text value or other value that can be implicitly converted to text if required.|

**Return value type:** Text

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=====Remarks=====
Besides spaces, it also removes other non-printing, white-space characters such as tabulations, form feeds, etc. [[https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.char.iswhitespace?view=netcore-3.1#remarks|The full list of removed white-space characters]].

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=====Examples=====

  trimstart(' Columbia') //Returns 'Columbia'

  trimstart(' Columbia  ') //Returns 'Columbia  '  (Trailing spaces retained)

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===== See also =====
  * [[syntax:functions:trim|Trim(text)]]
  * [[syntax:functions:trimend|TrimEnd(text)]]