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RTRIM function (ODBC compatible)

Syntax

RTRIM ( char_expression [ , char_set ] )

Description

The scalar function RTRIM removes all the trailing characters in char_expression, that are present in char_set and returns the resultant string. Thus, the last character in the result is guaranteed to be not in char_set. If the char_set argument is omitted, the function removes the leading and trailing blanks from char_expression.

Example

SELECT RPAD ( RTRIM (addr, ' '), 30, '.')

FROM customer ;

Notes

  • The first and second arguments to the function must be of character type.
  • If one of the arguments is a literal and the other one a field reference, the operation is possible only if the literal is convertible to the character set of the field reference. Otherwise an error is returned.
  • The result is of character type.
  • If the argument expression evaluates to null, the result is null.

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