RTRIM$
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Description
Return a copy of a string with trailing characters or strings removed.
Syntax
s = RTRIM$(MainString [, [ANY] MatchString])
Returns
String
Parameters
Name |
Type |
Optional |
Meaning |
MainString |
String |
No |
String expression to check |
MatchString |
String |
Yes |
If MatchString is not specified, RTRIM$ removes trailing spaces. RTRIM$ returns a sub-string of MainString, from the beginning of the string to the character preceding the consecutive occurrences of MatchString (or space), which continues to the end of the original string. If MatchString (or a space) is not present at the end of MainString, all of MainString is returned.
If the ANY keyword is included, MatchString specifies a list of single characters to be searched for individually - a match on any one of which as a trailing character will cause the character to be removed from the result. |
Remarks
Restrictions
RTRIM$ is case-sensitive.
See also
String Handling, LTRIM$, TRIM$, TRIMFULL$,
Examples
Thanks to Abraxas for the following script example
' Usage of the LTRIM$ Keyword example
' Usage of the RTRIM$ Keyword example
' Usage of the TRIM$ Keyword example
' Usage of the TRIMFILL$ Keyword
Dim MyOLDString As String VALUE "HELLO WORLD"
Dim MyOLD2String As String VALUE " A B C D E F "
Dim MyLTRIMString As String
Dim MyRTRIMString As String
Dim MyTRIMString As String
Dim MyTRIMFULLString As String
Dim sMsg As String
MyLTRIMString = LTRIM$(MyOLDString, Any "HELLO")
MyRTRIMString = RTRIM$(MyOLDString, Any "WORLD")
MyTRIMString = TRIM$(MyOLDString , Any "HEL")
MyTRIMFULLString = TRIMFULL$(MyOLD2String)
sMsg += "Normal " & MyOLDString & $CRLF & $CRLF
sMsg += "LTRIM$ " & MyLTRIMString & $CRLF & $CRLF
sMsg += "RTRIM$ " & MyRTRIMString & $CRLF & $CRLF
sMsg += "TRIM$ " & MyTRIMString & $CRLF & $CRLF
sMsg += "TRIMFULL$ " & MyTRIMFULLString & $CRLF & $CRLF ' spaces removed
MSGBOX 0, sMsg