MySQL Tutorial/String Functions/RTRIM
RTRIM(str): Trim the string str with trailing space characters
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mysql> mysql> SELECT RTRIM("sqle "); +--------------------+ | RTRIM("sqle ") | +--------------------+ | sqle | +--------------------+ 1 row in set (0.00 sec) mysql></source>
Trimming the space from right
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mysql> mysql> mysql> CREATE TABLE Employee(
-> id int, -> first_name VARCHAR(15), -> last_name VARCHAR(15), -> start_date DATE, -> end_date DATE, -> salary FLOAT(8,2), -> city VARCHAR(10), -> description VARCHAR(15) -> );
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.03 sec) mysql> mysql> mysql> insert into Employee(id,first_name, last_name, start_date, end_Date, salary, City, Description)
-> values (1,"Jason", "Martin", "19960725", "20060725", 1234.56, "Toronto", "Programmer");
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec) mysql> mysql> insert into Employee(id,first_name, last_name, start_date, end_Date, salary, City, Description)
-> values(2,"Alison", "Mathews", "19760321", "19860221", 6661.78, "Vancouver","Tester");
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec) mysql> mysql> insert into Employee(id,first_name, last_name, start_date, end_Date, salary, City, Description)
-> values(3,"James", "Smith", "19781212", "19900315", 6544.78, "Vancouver","Tester");
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec) mysql> mysql> insert into Employee(id,first_name, last_name, start_date, end_Date, salary, City, Description)
-> values(4,"Celia", "Rice", "19821024", "19990421", 2344.78, "Vancouver","Manager");
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec) mysql> mysql> insert into Employee(id,first_name, last_name, start_date, end_Date, salary, City, Description)
-> values(5,"Robert", "Black", "19840115", "19980808", 2334.78, "Vancouver","Tester");
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec) mysql> mysql> insert into Employee(id,first_name, last_name, start_date, end_Date, salary, City, Description)
-> values(6,"Linda ", "Green", "19870730", "19960104", 4322.78,"New York", "Tester");
Query OK, 1 row affected, 1 warning (0.00 sec) mysql> mysql> insert into Employee(id,first_name, last_name, start_date, end_Date, salary, City, Description)
-> values(7,"David ", "Larry", "19901231", "19980212", 7897.78,"New York", "Manager");
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec) mysql> mysql> insert into Employee(id,first_name, last_name, start_date, end_Date, salary, City, Description)
-> values(8,"James ", "Cat", "19960917", "20020415", 1232.78,"Vancouver", "Tester");
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec) mysql> mysql> select * from Employee; +------+-----------------+-----------+------------+------------+---------+-----------+-------------+ | id | first_name | last_name | start_date | end_date | salary | city | description | +------+-----------------+-----------+------------+------------+---------+-----------+-------------+ | 1 | Jason | Martin | 1996-07-25 | 2006-07-25 | 1234.56 | Toronto | Programmer | | 2 | Alison | Mathews | 1976-03-21 | 1986-02-21 | 6661.78 | Vancouver | Tester | | 3 | James | Smith | 1978-12-12 | 1990-03-15 | 6544.78 | Vancouver | Tester | | 4 | Celia | Rice | 1982-10-24 | 1999-04-21 | 2344.78 | Vancouver | Manager | | 5 | Robert | Black | 1984-01-15 | 1998-08-08 | 2334.78 | Vancouver | Tester | | 6 | Linda | Green | 1987-07-30 | 1996-01-04 | 4322.78 | New York | Tester | | 7 | David | Larry | 1990-12-31 | 1998-02-12 | 7897.78 | New York | Manager | | 8 | James | Cat | 1996-09-17 | 2002-04-15 | 1232.78 | Vancouver | Tester | +------+-----------------+-----------+------------+------------+---------+-----------+-------------+ 8 rows in set (0.00 sec) mysql> mysql> select CONCAT(">",first_name,"<"), CONCAT(">",rtrim(first_name),"<") from Employee; +----------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | CONCAT(">",first_name,"<") | CONCAT(">",rtrim(first_name),"<") | +----------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | >Jason< | >Jason< | | >Alison< | >Alison< | | >James< | >James< | | >Celia< | >Celia< | | >Robert< | >Robert< | | >Linda < | >Linda< | | >David < | >David< | | >James < | >James< | +----------------------------+-----------------------------------+ 8 rows in set (0.00 sec) mysql> mysql> mysql> drop table Employee; Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec) mysql></source>