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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

 

 

 

 

 

 

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