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C# - Trim (Remove) Leading Spaces from a String

Learn, how to trim leading spaces from a string using C# program?
[Last updated : March 20, 2023]

To trim (remove) leading spaces from a string, we use String.TrimStart() method.

String.TrimStart()

The String.TrimStart() method returns string after removing the leading spaces.

Syntax

String String.TrimStart();

Example

Input string is: "   This is a sample string  "
Output string is: "This is a sample string  "

C# program to remove leading spaces from a string

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;

namespace ConsoleApplication1 {
  class Program {
    static void Main() {
      String str1 = " This is a sample string  ";;
      String str2;

      str2 = str1.TrimStart();

      Console.WriteLine("Trimmed string is:(" + str2 + ")");

    }
  }

}

Output

Trimmed string is:(This is a sample string  )

Explanation

Note: Input string contains spaces at starting and ending but String.TrimStart() removes staring (leading) spaces only.

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