method

lstrip

Ruby latest stable (v1_9_3_392) - 0 notes - Class: String

Icon_private_sm = private
Icon_protected_sm = protected

lstrip() public

Returns a copy of str with leading whitespace removed. See also String#rstrip and String#strip.

"  hello  ".lstrip   #=> "hello  "
"hello".lstrip       #=> "hello"

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static VALUE
rb_str_lstrip(VALUE str)
{
    str = rb_str_dup(str);
    rb_str_lstrip_bang(str);
    return str;
}