The Ltrim function removes characters from the left-hand side of an expression.
Ltrim syntax
LTRIM( expression, [ trim_expression ] )
Ltrim example
select ltrim(' example') from dual; Result: example select ltrim('000function', '0') from dual; Result: function select ltrim('123SQL', '123') from dual; Result: SQL select ltrim('123123SQL123', '123') from dual; Result: SQL123 select ltrim('XYZxyzTest', 'XYZ') from dual; Result: xyzTest select ltrim('xyzzxyxxzzyyxTest', 'xyz') from dual; Result: Test select ltrim('12345Oracle', '0123456789') from dual; Result: Oracle