docs/sql-manual/sql-functions/string-functions/trim_in.md

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{
    "title": "TRIM_IN",
    "language": "en"
}
---

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## Description


## Syntax

`VARCHAR trim_in(VARCHAR str[, VARCHAR rhs])`

When there is no rhs parameter, remove the spaces that appear consecutively at the right and left beginning of the parameter str; when there is an rhs parameter, search and remove any characters in the rhs character set at both ends of the string (regardless of order)


## Examples

```sql
mysql> SELECT trim_in('   ab d   ') str;
+------+
| str  |
+------+
| ab d |
+------+

mysql> SELECT trim_in('ababccaab','ab') str;
+------+
| str  |
+------+
| cc   |
+------+
```

## Keywords

TRIM_IN