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Workday User Guide
Last Updated: 2023-06-23
TRIM

TRIM

Description

TRIM
is a row function that removes leading and trailing spaces from a
TEXT
value.

Syntax

TRIM
(
string_expression
)

Return Value

Returns one value per row of type
TEXT
.

Input Parameters

string_expression
Required. The name of a field or expression of type
TEXT
(or a literal string).

Examples

Return the value of the
area_code
field without any leading or trailing spaces. Example:
TRIM([area_code])
TRIM(" 650 ")
returns
650
.
TRIM(" 650 123-4567 ")
returns
650 123-4567
. Note that the extra spaces in the middle of the string aren't removed, only the spaces at the beginning and end of the string.