@zerodep/string-trimleft

A utility to remove a specific character from the start of a string. Non-string values will cause a ZeroDepError to be thrown.

Full documentation is available at the zerodep.app page.

Signature

declare const stringTrim: (value: string, char?: string) => string;

Function Parameters

The stringTrimLeft function has the following parameters:

• value - the value to trim
• char - optional character/string to remove, default is a space character

Examples

All @zerodep packages support both ESM and CJS formats, each complete with Typescript typings.

// ESM
import { stringTrimLeft } from '@zerodep/string-trimleft';

// CJS
const { stringTrimLeft } = require('@zerodep/string-trimleft');

// with the default separator (a space character)
stringTrimLeft('   some string   '); // "some string   "

// with a custom separator
stringTrimLeft('xx some string  xx', 'x'); // " some string  xx"

// with anything that is not a string
stringTrimLeft({ a: 'not string' }); // throws ZeroDepError: Value is not a string

ZeroDep Advantages

• Zero npm dependencies - completely eliminates all risk of supply-chain attacks, decreases node_modules folder size
• ESM & CJS - has both ecmascript modules and common javascript exports
• Tree Shakable - built to be fully tree shakable ensuring your packages are the smallest possible size
• Fully typed - typescript definitions are provided for every package for a better developer experience
• Semantically named - package and method names are easy to grok, remember, use, and read
• Documented - actually useful documentation with examples at zerodep.app
• Intelligently Packaged - multiple npm packages of different sizes available allowing a menu or a-la-carte composition of capabilities
• 100% Tested - all methods and packages are fully unit tested
• Predictably Versioned - semantically versioned for peace-of-mind upgrading, this includes changelogs
• MIT Licensed - permissively licensed for maximum usability