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TrimStart  
Method  
Trims specified characters from the start of a string
String Class
system NameSpace
CF1.  Function TrimStart ( CharArray : Array of Char; ) : String;
CF : Methods with this mark are Compact Framework Compatible
Description
Removes selected leading characters from the current string.
 
It starts at the beginning of the string and keeps removing characters when they match one of the CharArray characters. It continues through the string removing characters until it encounters a character not in the array.
Notes
Like a lot of string methods, the string object itself is not affected - the modified string is returned for assignment.
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system
system.String
 
 
A simple example
program Project1;
{$APPTYPE CONSOLE}

var
  strA, strB : String;
  charArray  : Array[0..1] of Char;

begin
  strA := '  --- Hello  --   ';
  charArray[0] := ' ';
  charArray[1] := '-';

  Console.WriteLine('strA = ''' + strA + '''');

  strB := strA.TrimStart(charArray);

  Console.WriteLine('Trimming '' '' and ''-'' chars from the start only');
  Console.WriteLine('strB = ''' + strB + '''');

  Console.ReadLine;
end.
Show full unit code
  strA = '  --- Hello  --   '
  Trimming ' ' and '-' chars from the start only
  strB = 'Hello'  --   '
 
 
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